I feel a big obligation to the audience, almost in a moral sense, to say something useful. If I'm going to spend a year of my life on these things, I want something that I feel that strongly about.

Quote by Harold Ramis

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You just make sure you don't screw it up. It's going to work as long...

You just make sure you don't screw it up. It's going to work as long...

Billy Crystal knows how to make people laugh. He's got 30 years on stage... there's...

Billy Crystal knows how to make people laugh. He's got 30 years on stage... there's...

We all wish we could be in more than one place at the same time....

We all wish we could be in more than one place at the same time....

First and foremost, you have to make the movie for yourself. And that's not to...

First and foremost, you have to make the movie for yourself. And that's not to...

I'm not a believer in the pratfall. I don't think it's funny just to have...

I'm not a believer in the pratfall. I don't think it's funny just to have...

Whenever a critic mentions the salary of an actor, I'm thinking, He's not talking about...

Whenever a critic mentions the salary of an actor, I'm thinking, He's not talking about...

There's a personal story of my own that I will write at some point, and...

There's a personal story of my own that I will write at some point, and...

My job is to come up with something that you like and you agree with...

My job is to come up with something that you like and you agree with...

No matter what I have to say, I'm still trying to say it in comedic...

No matter what I have to say, I'm still trying to say it in comedic...

We are all several different people. There are different aspects of our nature that are...

We are all several different people. There are different aspects of our nature that are...

I always claim that the writer has done 90 percent of the director's work.

I always claim that the writer has done 90 percent of the director's work.

Acting is all about big hair and funny props... All the great actors knew it....

Acting is all about big hair and funny props... All the great actors knew it....

The first comedy screenplay that I wrote was Animal House and I always thought I...

The first comedy screenplay that I wrote was Animal House and I always thought I...

My first few films were institutional comedies, and you're on pretty safe ground when you're...

My first few films were institutional comedies, and you're on pretty safe ground when you're...

I believe things happen that can't be explained, but so many people seem intent on...

I believe things happen that can't be explained, but so many people seem intent on...

How one handles success or failure is determined by their early childhood

How one handles success or failure is determined by their early childhood

If Chevy Chase had not been an actor, he might have been a very popular...

If Chevy Chase had not been an actor, he might have been a very popular...

The cutting room is where you discover the optimal length of the movie.

The cutting room is where you discover the optimal length of the movie.

With both Caddyshack and Vacation, it's not like the subjects were serious enough that they...

With both Caddyshack and Vacation, it's not like the subjects were serious enough that they...

We were tremendously encouraged by the testing of Analyze That. Audiences loved it. They were...

We were tremendously encouraged by the testing of Analyze That. Audiences loved it. They were...