I didnt really want to do another sequel. I go to those movies, and I just sort of enjoy them like a viewer. – Lawrence Kasdan

I really liked Carrie a lot. That was one of Brian De Palmas best movies. – Lawrence Kasdan

The movies that made me want to make movies were action movies, and thrillers, and Kurosawa films, you know, where you have an opportunity every day to shoot it in an unusual way. I was looking for something like that. – Lawrence Kasdan