Television and Cinema Verities #43

Yes, I was offered “Halloween III” as a matter of fact, shortly after “Halloween II” came out, but I found the new story weird and I felt that by doing “Halloween II,” I’d paid my debt to John Carpenter and Debra Hill. It was time to move on. It wasn’t time to do another Halloween movie back then. Twenty years later, that was the time. “Halloween III” had no connection to Laurie or Michael so I didn’t feel like I was obligated to do it.

- Jamie Lee Curtis discusses Laurie Strode and the Halloween franchise with Film Threat, in 2002.