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 Jedi (1983) and Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015). He has been married to Meg Kasdan since November 28, 1971. They have two children.
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?
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 strugg...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. Show less «
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 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.
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.
You know that after the success of Raiders, nothing was too expensive, and probably nothing was too outlandish, either after that.
You know that after the success of Raiders, nothing was too expensive, and probably nothing was too outlandish, either after that.
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.
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 colleg...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. Show less «
[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 ...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. Show less «
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