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John David Landis (born August 3, 1950) is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and producer. He is best known for the comedy films that he has directed such as National Lampoon's Animal House (1978), The Blues Brothers (1980), An American Werewolf in London (1981), Trading Places (1983), Three Amigos (1986), Coming to America (1988) and Beverly Hills Cop III (1994), and for directing Michael Jackson's music videos for "Thriller" (1983) and "Black or White" (1991).

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But what's interesting is now - and not only in horror, but across the board - the studios basically only make B pictures with A budgets. That's the biggest difference.

Across, Basically, Boards, Differences, Interesting, Studios

I would very much like to make Westerns. I love Westerns. I've worked on many Westerns in my youth, in Spain and here, and I love working on them.

Like, Make, Spain, Worked, Working, Youth

For some reason, people think of me as someone who can do anything I want. And I'm not. You know, I need someone to put up the money.

Know, Money, Needs, People, Reason, Thinking

Anytime something makes money, no matter how outré, it's instantly mainstream. A good example is rock 'n' roll. When rock 'n' roll was first played to a wide audience it was considered the devil's music.

Devil, Example, Instantly, Played, Rocks, Wide

I grew up in Los Angeles, and I've made movies all over the world. . . I've been in New York, Norway, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, London - I've been in all these cities, shooting away in the winter, thinking, 'People who choose to live here are insane.

Angeles, London, Movies, New York, Thinking, Winter

You always want to do something different. I enjoy the process. I like making movies, and it's increasingly hard to find a movie you'd want to make.

Different, Making, Movie, Movies, Process, Want

The pedigree's pretty high. For people who are really scary movie fans, this is nirvana. If you're in the mood to get scared, just watch this every week. It'll creep you out.

Fans, Nirvana, People, Pretty, Scary

There have been 14 versions that I can find of Burke & Hare movies. They have all been horror films and all the movies have taken place in Victorian times, which doesn't make any sense.

Film, Films, Horror, Place, Taken

Because of the cumbersome nature of filmmaking, it's only recently that it has become available to the masses, with digital equipment and laptop computers. You can now actually make a pretty serviceable movie for very little money by yourself.

Cumbersome, Digital, Filmmaking, Laptops, Littles, Pretty

Directors, like actors, get typecast.

Actors, Directors, Like, Typecast, Typecasting

I am very direct and I tend to treat everyone exactly the same, which sometimes gets me in trouble because some movie stars feel like they should be treated differently. But, when you're dealing with good actors, they really appreciate it.

Actors, Appreciate, Differently, Exactly, Movie, Stars

Directors, like actors, get typecast. And because I've had great success with comedy and horror and TV shows, that's basically what I'm kind of offered.

Actors, Comedy, Directors, Tv Shows, Typecast

After 'The Blues Brothers,' I wanted to do a good musical number with real dancers and shoot it correctly.

Brother, Brothers, Numbers, Real, Shoot

What's interesting as a director, and even studio executives don't understand this, is that if you're directing a $200 million movie with six million people, it's the same as directing a $25,000 movie with three people. The director's job is, "You stand there and do that," or "This is the shot I want. " The logistics change, but the job remains the same. And I enjoy the job.

People, Interesting, Enjoy, Understand, Directing

I'm following a real event and real people.

Events, Following, People, Real

They sought out rap music to attack, but you don't hear that anymore because it made too much money. They use Che Guevara to sell soft drinks. If something comes out that is radical and it's successful, then it's no longer radical. It's co-opted.

Guevara, Rap, Soft, Soft Drinks, Successful, Use

Movies are brand new. Film is less than 150 years old. It's brand new, compared to any other art form, all of which are thousands of years old.

150, Art, Brand, Film, Years

I have always loved you.

Always Loved You, Leadership, Loved

I'm very lucky to have worked in the '70s. It's a different industry and distribution is in a state of flux. It's all different platforms, they're doing this video-on-demand thing and also playing the film theatrically. It's funny to me: In the States it's an arthouse movie.

Different, Lucky, Video, State, Film

Rock 'n' roll started to make so much money and generated so much income for the record companies that suddenly it was no longer evil.

Evil, Income, Make, Rocks, Roll

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