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.

Quote by Harold Ramis

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I'd like to think I'd never do a gratuitous fart joke.

I'd like to think I'd never do a gratuitous fart joke.

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....

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Nothing reinforces a professional relationship more than enjoying success with someone.

Nothing reinforces a professional relationship more than enjoying success with someone.

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...

Multiplicity was a movie that tested really well. People seeing the movie really liked it,...

Multiplicity was a movie that tested really well. People seeing the movie really liked it,...

A psychologist said to me, there are only two important questions you have to ask...

A psychologist said to me, there are only two important questions you have to ask...

I never work just to work. It's some combination of laziness and self-respect.

I never work just to work. It's some combination of laziness and self-respect.

I had a lot of fun working with John Candy. We had a pretty good...

I had a lot of fun working with John Candy. We had a pretty good...

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...

As much as we'd like to believe that our work is great and that we're...

As much as we'd like to believe that our work is great and that we're...

My characters aren't losers. They're rebels. They win by their refusal to play by everyone...

My characters aren't losers. They're rebels. They win by their refusal to play by everyone...

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

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

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.