Facts about John Hughes

Occup.Director
FromUSA
BornFebruary 18, 1950
Age74 years

Summary

John Hughes is a famous Director from USA, he/she is 74 years old and still alive, born February 18, 1950.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac aquarius, who is known for Knowledge, Humanitarian, Serious, Insightful, Duplicitous. Our collection contains 16 quotes who is written / told by John, under the main topic Movie.

Related authors: Anthony Michael Hall (Actor), Molly Ringwald (Actress), Sarah Hughes (Athlete), Thomas Hughes (Lawyer)

16 Famous quotes by John Hughes

Small: I so desperately hate to end these movies that the first thing I do when Im done is write another one.
"I so desperately hate to end these movies that the first thing I do when I'm done is write another one. Then I don't feel sad about having to leave and everybody going away"
Small: Im a former hippie, so clothes are important to me - your clothes defined you in that period. I guess c
"I'm a former hippie, so clothes are important to me - your clothes defined you in that period. I guess clothes still defines people. But, I change a lot. I'm in my Brooks Brothers period now"
Small: I like young actors because theyre so unspoiled, not like some of those actors who are about half an ho
"I like young actors because they're so unspoiled, not like some of those actors who are about half an hour into their fifteen minutes of fame by the time they get to me"
Small: Fantastic! Right in the middle of that long stretch between Christmas and Spring Break, your coats are
"Fantastic! Right in the middle of that long stretch between Christmas and Spring Break, your coats are getting dirty, everything's dark, dingy - what a great time for a movie!"
Small: Its like being at the kids table at Thanksgiving - you can put your elbows on it, you dont have to talk
"It's like being at the kids' table at Thanksgiving - you can put your elbows on it, you don't have to talk politics... no matter how old I get, there's always a part of me that's sitting there"
Small: At the time I came along, Hollywoods idea of teen movies meant there had to be a lot of nudity, usually
"At the time I came along, Hollywood's idea of teen movies meant there had to be a lot of nudity, usually involving boys in pursuit of sex, and pretty gross overall. Either that or a horror movie. And the last thing Hollywood wanted in their teen movies was teenagers!"
Small: Advertising was fairly simple work, and I really just wanted a job where I could sit and write every da
"Advertising was fairly simple work, and I really just wanted a job where I could sit and write every day and not get fired for it like I had at other jobs, but it was fun"
Small: Why watch someone kissing when people really close their eyes when they kiss?
"Why watch someone kissing when people really close their eyes when they kiss?"
Small: When I go to a concert, I cant believe that people pay lots of money to see a band that they obviously
"When I go to a concert, I can't believe that people pay lots of money to see a band that they obviously like and then they dance the whole time"
Small: My generation had to be taken seriously because we were stopping things and burning things. We were abl
"My generation had to be taken seriously because we were stopping things and burning things. We were able to initiate change, because we had such vast numbers. We were part of the baby boom, and when we moved, everything moved with us"
Small: I find that screen kissing wears very thin very quickly
"I find that screen kissing wears very thin very quickly"
Small: I was obsessed with romance. When I was in high school, I saw Doctor Zhivago every day from the day it
"I was obsessed with romance. When I was in high school, I saw 'Doctor Zhivago' every day from the day it opened until the day it left the theater"
Small: I dont consider myself qualified to do a movie about international intrigue - I seldom leave the countr
"I don't consider myself qualified to do a movie about international intrigue - I seldom leave the country"
Small: I always preferred to hang out with the outcasts, cause they were cooler they had better taste in music
"I always preferred to hang out with the outcasts, 'cause they were cooler; they had better taste in music, for one thing, I guess because they had more time to develop one with the lack of social interaction they had!"
Small: My heroes were Dylan, John Lennon and Picasso, because they each moved their particular medium forward,
"My heroes were Dylan, John Lennon and Picasso, because they each moved their particular medium forward, and when they got to the point where they were comfortable, they always moved on"
Small: Its been about ten years since Ive worked with actors who knew their lines!
"It's been about ten years since I've worked with actors who knew their lines!"