John Hughes

I've always wanted to be in music, but I'm not talented at all. Now I just go to concerts, and I'm fascinated…

— John Hughes

“All I care about in this goddamn life are me, my drums, and you.”

— John Hughes

I find that screen kissing wears very thin very quickly.

— John Hughes

The best sounds a kid will get is in a movie theater, with huge speakers, turned up loud. I always mix my…

— John Hughes

A nerd will be a nerd all his life.

— John Hughes

There's nothing to do when you're locked in a vacancy.

— John Hughes

I usually listen to surf music, not much instrumental music, and when I was younger I listened to jazz.

— John Hughes

Rock 'n' roll is a young form. People over twenty-five ruin it. This whole censorship thing has come about because old people…

— John Hughes

I like young actors because they're so unspoiled, not like some of those actors who are about half an hour into their…

— John Hughes

I don't think of kids as a lower form of the human species.

— John Hughes

I was kind of quiet. I grew up in a neighborhood that was mostly girls and old people. There weren't any boys…

— John Hughes

When I approach a band, I want to respect them and be respectful of their music. I'm not gonna say, 'Look, you…

— John Hughes

My wardrobe is a hundred shirts, and I don't like any of them. How does that define me? Well, I get bored…

— John Hughes

I'd rather make music if I had the talent.

— John Hughes

I was obsessed with romance. When I was in high school, I saw 'Doctor Zhivago' every day from the day it opened…

— John Hughes

People forget that when you're 16, you're probably more serious than you'll ever be again. You think seriously about the big questions.

— John Hughes