Lawrence Kasdan Quotes

A collection of quotes by Lawrence Kasdan.

Lawrence Kasdan is an American screenwriter, film director, and producer. He was born on January 14, 1949, in Miami, Florida. Kasdan attended the University of Michigan, where he studied English and earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1970. Following his graduation, he enrolled in the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop.

Kasdan's career in the film industry took off when he co-wrote the screenplay for the iconic film "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980), the second installment of the original "Star Wars" trilogy. This success led to his collaboration with director Steven Spielberg on the screenplay for "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981), which further solidified his reputation.

He went on to write and direct numerous successful films, including "Body Heat" (1981), "The Big Chill" (1983), and "Silverado" (1985). In 1992, he directed the critically acclaimed film "Grand Canyon," which he also wrote.

Throughout his career, Lawrence Kasdan has received several nominations and awards, including four Academy Award nominations for his screenplay work. He has been celebrated for his ability to craft engaging stories with complex characters, and his contributions to the film industry have left an indelible mark on American cinema.

As of recent years, Lawrence Kasdan continues to be involved in the film industry, writing and producing films such as "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" (2015) and "Solo: A Star Wars Story" (2018).

Being a writer is like having homework every night for the r

Being a writer is like having homework every night for the rest of your life.

Lawrence Kasdan

Life Rest

I really liked Carrie a lot. That was one of Brian De Palma'

I really liked Carrie a lot. That was one of Brian De Palma's best movies.

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Movies

You know, Stephen says, in the movies no one ever goes to th

You know, Stephen says, in the movies no one ever goes to the bathroom. They shave, they brush their teeth. He goes right at this sort of funny taboo we have about the bathroom, and he turned it into this nightmare, you know, your worst fear of what's in there.

Lawrence Kasdan

Fear

I haven't seen Clones, which has been during this period whe

I haven't seen Clones, which has been during this period when I haven't seen much of anything, but I did see Phantom Menace, and see my feelings about it - see, first of all, I think that when you make a lot of movies, your attitude about the movies changes.

Lawrence Kasdan

Attitude

I mean, I really liked those guys and the experience of doin

I mean, I really liked those guys and the experience of doing Raiders was really good for me, but I did not really want to be involved - I only did Jedi, as I really owed George a favor.

Lawrence Kasdan

Experience

I want everything I do to have humor in it, because it seems

I want everything I do to have humor in it, because it seems to me that all of life has that.

Lawrence Kasdan

Humor

I didn't really want to do another sequel. I go to those mov

I didn't really want to do another sequel. I go to those movies, and I just sort of enjoy them like a viewer.

Lawrence Kasdan

Movies

The kind of pace that you want to use in a Western - just to

The kind of pace that you want to use in a Western - just to acknowledge the land in the distance that everyone has to travel, and the way things develop sort of slowly - it's almost the antithetical of what's currently going on in the movies, you know.

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Movies

I loved Alien, and I loved Carrie, and I loved The Exorcist

I loved Alien, and I loved Carrie, and I loved The Exorcist - those were big movies for me. They were just brilliantly done, and unusual, and they all took horror to some new place.

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Movies

What you hope for, like Unforgiven did a lot to give you a c

What you hope for, like Unforgiven did a lot to give you a chance to do it again sometime.

Lawrence Kasdan

Hope

I mean, the trouble with some of the kind of relationship mo

I mean, the trouble with some of the kind of relationship movies I've done, is there's only so many ways you can shoot a conversation. I was really tired of talking heads.

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Movies

The movies that made me want to make movies were action movi

The movies that made me want to make movies were action movies, and thrillers, and Kurosawa films, you know, where you have an opportunity every day to shoot it in an unusual way. I was looking for something like that.

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Movies