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John Carpenter Quotes

I made a decision back in 1978 that, in a trade off for money when I directed Halloween, I would have my name above the title in order to basically brand these movies my own.

John Carpenter

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: director
Nationality: american
Birth: January 16, 1948

Topics

Decision Money Brand Name Back Own

I was playing garbage minutes the first two to three weeks. There was definitely a little bit of 'what's going on?' in my prayers.

Jeremy Lin

Three Garbage First Two Little

'The Blind Side' took forever to get it out of 20th Century Fox in turnaround. It was one of three different movies I was involved with then. 'The Blind Side' just happened to be the one that got made.

John Lee Hancock

Blind Three Movies Fox Out Side

What you see is what you get. What you hear is who I am.

Angie Stone

I Am You See Get Who Hear

I feel I should defer to the writers and the directors because they're the ones who have the complete vision. They see things through from the beginning to the end. I'm responsible for one small part, so my scope is much more limited than theirs.

Shoshannah Stern

Vision Beginning Small End Feel See

One of the characteristics of plays that are made into films is that they can be very talky.

Tom Wilkinson

Characteristics Made Very Plays

Trump is going to be the change agent. Hillary Clinton is going to be the status quo. Bernie Sanders is not going to be in the mix.

Rob Portman

Change Status Quo Status Going Mix

If I were to go back to the Philippines, I would probably end up teaching creative writing at a university. I wouldn't be able to write, for I would become too jaded to be able to view the existing situation objectively.

Miguel Syjuco

Creative Writing End View Back Go

I really enjoy Sarah Silverman's fearlessness.

Mick Foley

Enjoy Really Sarah Fearlessness

Every time I perform or sing, I have an 'ah ha' moment. When I look at my blog and people reach out to me anonymously and speak of how I sing and how my music has touched them, it's an 'ah ha' moment. I'm constantly getting that, and I don't want that to ever stop, because it's reassuring me that I'm doing something right.

Luke James

Music Time Moment People Me Speak

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

Joseph Kosinski

You Want See Only Would Movie

So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.

Christopher Reeve

Dreams Impossible Inevitable Become

My favorite fall meal has to be a simple roasted chicken. Ina Garten does a fabulous one. There is just something about roasting your own chicken and vegetables that screams 'fall' and 'home' to me.

Chrissy Teigen

Home Simple Me Fall Vegetables Meal