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.
John LandisBecause 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.
John LandisThey 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.
John LandisAfter 'The Blues Brothers,' I wanted to do a good musical number with real dancers and shoot it correctly.
John Landis