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.

Being a writer is like having homework every night for the rest of your life.

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. Show less «

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. Show less «

[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. Show less «

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. Show less «

I make the kind of pictures I like to see. As it so happens, they're the kind no one else is doing.

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.

You can tell any story in a Western. How can you not be fascinated by them?