John Landis Quotes

Directors, like actors, get typecast. And because I've had great success with comedy and horror and TV shows, that's basically what I'm kind of offered.

John Landis

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 3, 1950

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Videogames are indeed design: They're sophisticated virtual machines that echo the mechanical systems inside cars.

John Maeda

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Lost in a crowd of greats, not a single Oscar. That's showbiz.

Maureen O'Hara

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I would say I'm very surprised it went down the way it did. I thought it was a possibility, but when I left for vacation, I definitely didn't think I would come back as not a member of the Titans. But we had a difference of the opinion somewhere along the way.

Matt Hasselbeck

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Play fair. Don't hit people. Say you're sorry when you hurt somebody.

Robert Fulghum

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When I played, I received racial abuse but I was just one of a few black players and we weren't backed up by the authorities.

Ruud Gullit

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One day, I looked up and saw I had an extensive resume and saw how I did that and did not realize it because you are constantly working and trying to build a body of work.

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

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Whatever science and philosophy may do for mankind, the world can never outgrow its need of the simplicity that is in Christ.

Lucy Larcom

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I grew up in the church and loved contemporary Christian music. I go back to the early days of when it first started with the likes of Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith. Those people that really pioneered are heroes of mine.

Jay DeMarcus

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I was a really avid bowler when I was a teenager. I had about a 210-220 average. I had blisters on my fingers.

Dennis Quaid

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Here's the mark that a lot of people miss nowadays. Producers missed. They leave out the heart and soul. And that's what I learned from Sammy Davis, Jr., from Frank Sinatra, is when you went to go see those shows, you got to know them.

Donny Osmond

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The 20th century is a period defined by cultural and artistic movements. However, the 21st century creative-scape that we occupy now doesn't really have movements in the same way. Instead it's made up of diverse individuals working across various platforms simultaneously; art, architecture, film, music and literature.

Doug Aitken

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Spain is such a competitive league, and for the players to give up La Liga, it's such a tough decision.

David Silva

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