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
There was a moment when we were casting 'Groundhog Day' when Bill Murray was not at the top of my list. He'd been getting crankier and crankier. By the end of 'Ghostbusters II', he was pretty cranky. I thought, 'Do I want to put up with this for twelve weeks?' Harold Ramis billcastcranky 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
Films are big hits when they touch a lot of people. Things are not funny in a vacuum, they're funny because we respond to some personal dislocation, some embarrassment, some humiliation, some pain we've suffered, or some desire we have. Harold Ramis bigdesiredislocation share on social
We were tremendously encouraged by the testing of Analyze That. Audiences loved it. They were telling us that they liked it as much as the original. We recorded the laughs in the theater. Harold Ramis analyzeaudienceencourage Change image and share on social
I used to be married to a woman who pursued every spiritual trend with tremendous passion and dragged me along. I don't believe in anything. I'd seen mediums and readers. Harold Ramis dragmarrymedium Change image and share on social
I would remake 'Club Paradise.' I thought the story was cool, the setting was great. Everything lined up, except I wrote it for Bill Murray and John Cleese. Harold Ramis billcleeseclub Change image and share on social
I'm not a believer in the pratfall. I don't think it's funny just to have someone fall down. Harold Ramis believerfallfunny Change image and share on social
My only conclusion about structure is that nothing works if you don't have interesting characters and a good story to tell. Harold Ramis characterconclusiongood Change image and share on social
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 movie. Harold Ramis actorcaddyshackcharacter share on social
