John Landis Quotes

Research can be interesting, but it can be pointless as well. The realities of making a movie often are not conducive with that. I'm not knocking it. I love doing research myself, but I admit it doesn't always add to the performance.

I don't make movies because I think audiences will want to go see them.

I think what's so great about making your first feature film is that you're so naive in some ways; you don't know what to expect, and you don't question things as much because you're just trying to figure it out as you go.

Every time I make a film, I feel it gives me the chance to learn something new.

I like to produce my own movies.

I've always seen it to be a privilege to make movies. It's a really expensive, creative medium.

I love actors, and I'm passionate about the creative process of acting and filmmaking.

When you start on a new film, no matter how many you've done before that, I think I've done close to 80 films, but it's always kind of a fun adventure.

I really do enjoy making movies and I try to test myself on occasion with some different stuff.

As a songwriter there's nothing more exciting than the unknown, the new and different.

If you're purely derivative in what you do, then you could very easily get lost along the way. But for me, I might want to even do something else for a while.

I'm trying to make something every time that feels new and surprises people. Hopefully at least one person. But it's not like I turn it off. I don't make a movie and then go back to my normal life. When I'm finishing one movie the next day I'm thinking about the next one.

Making a film is a beautiful mystery. You go deep into the wood, and you don't want to come out of that wood.

When I came out to Hollywood, I discovered the perfect place for my creative madness - Cannon Pictures.

I am no expert on tax; I'm a film producer. I read books and think about which ones would make good movies, and then I work with directors in order to make them.

It's not just about acting. I love film, I'm a director now, I love writing, I love producing, I love having a company that makes films and to be prolific and have a place to put all the ideas that are constantly bubbling up inside of me and that don't let me sleep at night.

Every movie has its uniqueness. You just do your best and go with it.

Films are not mathematics - that's the first thing you need to understand. At least, that's how I feel. They are not words on paper. Films are made with people, with teams and with individual bundles of creativity coming together to fulfill the vision of an individual who is the director of the film.

I feel like everyone wants to make a movie that they feel passionate about watching.

I think mostly it's the adventure that I will have in making the movie. That's what I look for.

Any creative process is about being in a territory which isn't secure, isn't necessarily familiar, and isn't convenient in any sort of way. And that's the excitement of it.

The ultimate thing is creating your own stuff and making projects for yourself. That's what Seth Rogen does. He's writing and producing a lot of the movies that he's the lead in.

When you make a movie, you can only make the movie that you would want to see.

There's no room for being a visionary in the studio system. It literally cannot exist.

I want to put everything I think I've learned about filmmaking and storytelling and put it to the test in other areas.