It's hard enough to get any movie made, and when you take on these tough genres - and I've done it a couple times - it just makes the whole struggle more. Lawrence Kasdan couplegenrehard Change image and share on social
With Westerns you have the landscape is important, and it's empty, and only you populate it. When you populate it, you can tell any kind story that Shakespeare told, you can tell in a Western. Lawrence Kasdan emptyimportantkind Change image and share on social
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 conversationhavehead Change image and share on social
I tell you, I feel like a real novice as far as horror goes. Lawrence Kasdan feelhorrornovice Change image and share on social
But, George and Steven asked me to write the Indiana Jones sequels, and I didn't want to. Lawrence Kasdan askgeorgeindiana Change image and share on social
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 bodydirectextreme share on social
The great thing about Stephen is that he sees the movie as a separate thing, I think. He wants it to capture the essence of the book, and if he feels that's been done, then he's not too particular about the details. I think that's why he's happy. Lawrence Kasdan bookcapturedetail share on social
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 adventurebookdraw Change image and share on social
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 alienbigbrilliantly Change image and share on social
What you hope for, like Unforgiven did a lot to give you a chance to do it again sometime. Lawrence Kasdan chancegivehope Change image and share on social
