With both Caddyshack and Vacation, it's not like the subjects were serious enough that they engaged my interest for another round. I love the characters, and the actors were great, but I didn't see the need to make another Vacation…

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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...

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...

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 used to be married to a woman who pursued every spiritual trend with tremendous...

I used to be married to a woman who pursued every spiritual trend with tremendous...

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.

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...

That's one of the great things about DVD: In addition to reaching people who didn't...

That's one of the great things about DVD: In addition to reaching people who didn't...

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...

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...

I've been directing for 25 years almost, and I've only directed nine films in that...

I've been directing for 25 years almost, and I've only directed nine films in that...

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

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,...

I feel a big obligation to the audience, almost in a moral sense, to say...

I feel a big obligation to the audience, almost in a moral sense, to say...

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...