That was certainly true the first time, when I did Body Heat, the first movie that I directed. I was looking for a vessel to tell a certain kind of story, and I was a huge fan of Film Noir, and what I liked about it was that it was so extreme in style. Lawrence Kasdan Read Quote
Almost every other Western in the last ten years has failed, since Dances with Wolves. Lawrence Kasdan Read Quote
And you know, when you take on something like this, you read a book like this, you know that it’s going to be an adventure. That’s part of what draws you to it. Lawrence Kasdan Read Quote
But, I think that the reason I responded to this book, sort of paradoxically, is that it starts out like The Big Chill, sort of. Four friends, who are not quite happy with their life, and every year they get together for a week and look for some comfort from each other. Lawrence Kasdan Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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. Lawrence Kasdan Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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. Lawrence Kasdan Read Quote
I really liked Carrie a lot. That was one of Brian De Palma’s best movies. Lawrence Kasdan Read Quote
