John Candy
John Candy

Who wants an orange whip? Orange whip? Orange whip? Three orange whips.

John Candy
John Candy

I thought to myself, Join the army. It's free. So I figured while I'm here I'll lose a few pounds.

John Candy
John Candy

I would come home and re-create every movie. Our backyard became a battleship, a war zone, a western town.

John Candy
John Candy

I think I may have become an actor to hide from myself. You can escape into a character.

John Candy
John Candy

Our audience for SCTV was older than today's moviegoers, and with the cost of making movies being what it is today, it's hard for the studios to take the kind of risks we took.

John Candy
John Candy

I don't dream about the perfect script, though I check my mailbox every morning.

John Candy
John Candy

My big break down here was working with Steven Spielberg in '1941.' It was a very small role, as Corporal Foley, who was part of the tank crew with Dan Aykroyd.

John Candy
John Candy

I think NBC bought SCTV because it was developing a nice cult feel.

John Candy
John Candy

Sure, I'm sensitive about my weight. I don't do fat jokes.

John Candy
John Candy

I did the 'Tonight Show' once, and I choked up. I get intimidated.

John Candy
John Candy

My first movie role was a supporting performance in a Canadian film called 'Final Lady.' It was a great opportunity for me at the time.

John Candy
John Candy

You don't pay an actor to act. An actor will do that for free because we love to act. You pay an actor to wait.

John Candy
John Candy

I was a confused young man. I didn't know what I wanted to be.

John Candy
John Candy

My salary for 'Splash' was $350,000. I got about $800,000 for 'Summer Rental.' So, yes, I thought, 'Well, here's a chance to get some furniture for the house and some clothes for the kids.'

John Candy
John Candy

I was the sixteen-year-old driving everyone to bingo and shopping. It was quite a responsibility. It made me the man in charge of a lot of things.

John Candy
John Candy

The loss of my father left a great emptiness in my heart.

John Candy
John Candy

I know what I have to do if I want to lose weight and stay healthy: eat a proper diet and exercise. All I've got to do is apply it.

John Candy
John Candy

You can escape into a character.

John Candy
John Candy

I'm the one who has to look in the mirror, and after a while it begins to eat at you.

John Candy
John Candy

I don't watch my movies. I just get too critical of myself.