John Landis Quotes

"The (movie industry) ratings board reflect(s) the morals of the times. So now, with Reagan as president, it`s all right to shred children, but bare breasts are pretty disgusting. The morality of the times is deeply sick." American Film Institute speech, January 27, 1982

When `Animal House` turned out the way it did, they all rushed to me with barrels of money begging me to make them rich.

I`ve done every job there is to do on a movie set except makeup. Wait a minute, I`ve done makeup. I`ve done every job there is to do on a movie set except hairdressing.

(Commenting on visiting Paramount for the first time in years.) "I felt like Norma Desmond."

In 1991: "I live with the "Twilight Zone" every day of my life."

I`ve had people come up to me and say Jake and Elwood Blues are these legendary blues artists and I start thinking `uh-oh`.

(on working with Eddie Murphy on "Trading Places") His effect was dazzling. There was a "ding!" when he walked on, almost like Marilyn Monroe.

See American Werewolf (In London) is not a comedy. People keep calling it a comedy, it`s very funny I hope, but it is a horror film. We meet these guys in a truckload of sheep. This is not subtle. I mean these boys are dead by the end of the movie. That`s not really a happy tale.