Richard Lester Quotes

The Beatles saved the world from boredom.

But times changed, and I changed, and I didn't feel that way anymore. The Beatles were happening. I think that was probably the main thing. The Beatles just changed the whole world of music.

I was lucky enough to see the Beatles play live.

I was still listening to the Beatles until I came here, you know.

The British invasion was the most important event of my life. I was in New Jersey and the night I saw the Beatles changed everything. I had seen Elvis before and he had done nothing for me, but these guys were in a band.

I was obsessed with the Beatles as a kid.

We were very influenced by The Beatles, no question.

I like the Beatles, of course, but that's when I grew up.

The Beatles set the rules. And the rules were: now just because we have long hair doesn't mean that we're rebellious.

I wasn't really terribly familiar with the Beatles when I met George. They were just emerging. They certainly weren't as big as they became later on. I just knew them as a pop group, and that's all. I was keener on George as a man and a person, as opposed to someone in a band.

My big love was the Beatles. I was more into music.

The Beatles were something everyone had in common; this was thirty years ago, there was Dr. Who and everybody knew who the Daleks were and there was The Beatles and everybody knew who George Harrison was.

That thing about being an icon, the fifth Beatle, I just found it so freaky.

I grew up with the Beatles and they are still to this day my top band played in my iTunes.

I was such a massive fan of all the '60s pop bands, but if I had to single out one band, it would definitely be The Beatles.

I never saw The Beatles live. I was very aware of them, though.

The Beatles changed everything. I knew I couldn't compete, couldn't be as cool, so I went completely the other way.

I don't hate pop music. I liked the Beatles, but then, I knew them.

Listening to the Beatles' music figures into pretty much all of my childhood memories.

If somebody gives me a joint, I might smoke it, but I don't go after it.

Has any movie captured a moment in social, let alone musical, history with as much acuity and joy as 'A Hard Day's Night'?

I remember when I discovered The Beatles with music and The Beatles peaked before I was born and when I discovered them I felt really special.

And my biggest revelation that will never be beaten is the Beatles. I couldn't believe that I'd gone my whole life without knowing all those songs.

Before the Beatles could give us 'The White Album', they had to achieve disorienting success.

I've never written to a band since the Beatles. Since the Dave Clark Five!