The first comedy screenplay that I wrote was Animal House and I always thought I could and should be a director but no one was about to give me that opportunity on Animal House. Harold Ramis animalcomedydirector Change image and share on social
My first few films were institutional comedies, and you're on pretty safe ground when you're dealing with an institution that vast numbers of people have experienced: college, summer camp, the military, the country club. Harold Ramis campclubcollege share on social
No matter what I have to say, I'm still trying to say it in comedic form. Harold Ramis comedicformmatter Change image and share on social
'Analyze This' is a good movie because Robert De Niro and Billy Crystal are really good. But without the material to put on the play, of course, they couldn't be good. For me, it starts with the writing. I always think that the writer is doing the vast majority of the director's work, in a sense. Harold Ramis analyzebillycrystal share on social
I'd like to think I'd never do a gratuitous fart joke. Harold Ramis fartgratuitousjoke Change image and share on social
As much as we'd like to believe that our work is great and that we're infallible, we're not. Hollywood movies are made for the audience. These are not small European art films we're making. Harold Ramis artaudienceeuropean Change image and share on social
It seems that, culturally, young people function more in groups. They know each other through digital media. All the young comedy people who work in TV are really used to working at the table with lots of writers around. They're comfortable in the group; they don't assert their own egos over everyone else. Harold Ramis assertcomedycomfortable share on social
A psychologist said to me, there are only two important questions you have to ask yourself. What do you really feel? And, what do you really want? If you can answer those two, you probably can leave your neuroses behind you. Harold Ramis answerfeelimportant share on social
The cutting room is where you discover the optimal length of the movie. Harold Ramis cutdiscoverlength Change image and share on social
There's a critic that I love, Manohla Dargis of the 'L.A. Weekly.' I like the underground point of view; it's my old radical sympathies. Maybe I like her because she likes my movies. Harold Ramis criticdargislike Change image and share on social