
Lawrence Kasdan
Birthday: 14 January 1949, Miami, Florida, USA
Lawrence Kasdan was born on January 14, 1949 in Miami, Florida, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the ...Show More

I make the kind of pictures I like to see. As it so happens, they're the kind no one else is doing.
I make the kind of pictures I like to see. As it so happens, they're the kind no one else is doing.
[1981 comment on Steven Spielberg] He's the Björn Borg of movies. When his mojo is working, there's Show more
[1981 comment on Steven Spielberg] He's the Björn Borg of movies. When his mojo is working, there's nobody better. Steve's in touch with a childlike wonder at the way things work -- it's the key to his uniqueness. Hide
Being a writer is like having homework every night for the rest of your life.
Being a writer is like having homework every night for the rest of your life.
I tell you, I feel like a real novice as far as horror goes.
I tell you, I feel like a real novice as far as horror goes.
It's tough to get any movie made, and when you take on these tough genres - and I've done it a coupl Show more
It's tough 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. Hide
You know that after the success of Raiders, nothing was too expensive, and probably nothing was too Show more
You know that after the success of Raiders, nothing was too expensive, and probably nothing was too outlandish, either after that. Hide
I want everything I do to have humor in it, because it seems to me that all of life has that.
I want everything I do to have humor in it, because it seems to me that all of life has that.
To be happy, though, the right kind of work seems essential . I've always felt very fortunate. I hav Show more
To be happy, though, the right kind of work seems essential . I've always felt very fortunate. I have known what I wanted to do since college - and that's rare. I appreciate that. Hide
You can tell any story in a Western. How can you not be fascinated by them?
You can tell any story in a Western. How can you not be fascinated by them?
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