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
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
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 always claim that the writer has done 90 percent of the director's work. Harold Ramis claimdirectorpercent 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
I had a dream cast when Dan first went off and wrote 'Ghostbusters 3' by himself. It was so long ago that my dream cast was Ben Stiller, Chris Farley, and Chris Rock. That would have been cool. Now, a lot of time has passed, and there are a lot of young funny people. Harold Ramis agobencast share on social
