Brat Pack & friends remember John Hughes
This is a horrible tragedy. He was an amazing man to work for and with. He respected young actors in a way that made you realize you had to step up your game because you were playing in the big leagues now. Thats why he got such great performances out of his actors. My heart goes out to his wife Nancy and their children.
(Appeared in “Pretty in Pink.”) (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
I feel like a part of my childhood has died. Nobody made me laugh harder or more often than
(As the top comedy writer-director-producer in Hollywood currently, Apatow shares a similar stature John Hughes held in the ‘80s.) (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
It’s incredibly sad. He was a wonderful man, a genius, a poet. I don’t think anyone has come close to him as being the poet of the youth of America in the postwar period. He was to them what Shakespeare was to the Elizabethan Age.”
(Appeared in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” as told to Fox Business) (Marina Chavez / Associated Press)
“I will always cherish the time I spent with John Hughes.I was so grateful for the opportunity to walk around in his shoes and try to see the world through through his brilliant eyes. Sharing his films with my kids over the years I can see the timelessness of his work.”
(Appeared in “She’s Having a Baby,” as told to People magazine) (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
“He took a tremendous chance on me. Like
(Appeared in “Weird Science,” as told to People magazine) (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)
