At the time I came along, Hollywood's idea of teen movies meant there had to be a lot of nudity, usually involving boys in pursuit of sex, and pretty gross overall. Either that or a horror movie. And the last thing Hollywood wanted in their teen movies was teenagers! John Hughes boygrosshollywood share on social
I always preferred to hang out with the outcasts, 'cause they were cooler; they had better taste in music, for one thing, I guess because they had more time to develop one with the lack of social interaction they had! John Hughes cooldevelopguess share on social
A geek is a guy who has everything going for him but he's just too young. He's got the software but he doesn't have the hardware yet. John Hughes geekguyhardware Change image and share on social
It's like being at the kids' table at Thanksgiving - you can put your elbows on it, you don't have to talk politics... no matter how old I get, there's always a part of me that's sitting there. John Hughes elbowkidmatter Change image and share on social
I'd rather make music if I had the talent. John Hughes makemusictalent Change image and share on social
Many filmmakers portray teenagers as immoral and ignorant, with pursuits that are pretty base... But I haven't found that to be the case. I listen to kids. I respect them... Some of them are as bright as any of the adults I've met. John Hughes adultbasebright share on social
My heroes were Dylan, John Lennon and Picasso, because they each moved their particular medium forward, and when they got to the point where they were comfortable, they always moved on. John Hughes comfortabledylanforward Change image and share on social
What a director should be doing is making it appear as though there was no script. John Hughes directormakescript Change image and share on social
I'm a former hippie, so clothes are important to me - your clothes defined you in that period. I guess clothes still defines people. But, I change a lot. I'm in my Brooks Brothers period now. John Hughes brookbrotherchange Change image and share on social
I used to judge the quality of music by whether I could make a 90-minute cassette and not repeat any artists. John Hughes artistcassettejudge Change image and share on social