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

As long as you can savor the humorous aspect of misery and misfortune, you can overcome anything. — John Candy

Like your job. Love your wife. — John Candy

Six bucks and my right nut says we’re not landing in Chicago. — John Candy

You know, the finest line a man will walk is between success at work and success at home. — 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

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

We should always remember,’ Candy concluded solemnly, ‘that what we are is not what we plan for ourselves, but what God plans for us. — John Bloom

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

Taste the rainbow. — John Bowen

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

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

I did the ‘Tonight Show’ once, and I choked up. I get intimidated. — John Candy

Your intention going in is to do the best you can. You go in and do your work, day to day, the best you can. But it’s entirely up to the director and the editor and the producers and the studio how it turns out. — John Candy

I don’t watch my movies. I just get too critical of myself. — John Candy

Sure, I’m sensitive about my weight. I don’t do fat jokes. — John Candy

You can escape into a character. — 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

I probably took on the father role, as children will. I know I did. — John Candy

If you’re not happy without it, you’ll never be happy with it. — John Candy

I don’t dream about the perfect script, though I check my mailbox every morning. — John Candy

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

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

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

Whoever said nothing is impossible obviously hasn’t tried nailing Jell–O to a tree. — John Candy