Actor Quotes by Harold Ramis

8 Actor quotes by Harold Ramis

Harold Ramis’s eight brief reflections combine humor with keen insight. The snippets feel witty and reflective, providing a concise look at his balanced view of performance.

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If Chevy Chase had not been an actor, he might have been a very popular guy in advertising or whatever field he…

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I've got to find a compromise where I don't feel compromised. I've got to find something equally good that they don't feel…

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If people offer me decent roles in good films, of course I'll take it. But I just didn't like the actor lifestyle.…

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As an actor, you're completely at the mercy of other people. You basically go begging for the opportunity to work. As a…

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When someone's an actor and you're an actor, you meet them and you feel like you know them. We're in the same…

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

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At a certain point, you have to convince the actors that you've done the right thing. The way I work, if I…

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I'm a writer-director-actor, which I've always kind of enjoyed. I compared it to the Olympic biathlon. "Not only can he cross-country ski,…

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I've always thought that comedy was just another dramatic expression. I try to measure the amount of truth in a work rather than just…

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You can perceive life as tragic, or you can laugh at the tragedy of it and that turns it into comedy. It doesn't change…

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I'm terrified beyond the capacity for rational thought.

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You can't not have feelings about country clubs, whichever side you're on.

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That's one of the great things about DVD: In addition to reaching people who didn't catch the movie in theaters, you get to have…

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It doesn't take any longer to improvise 10 takes than it takes to shoot 10 takes of the same thing. It turns out to…

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As much as I liked acting for its playfulness and the reward of hearing big laughs wash over you on a stage, I always…

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I've never taken a script to the stage or to principal photography and said, "This is perfect. This is as good as it can…

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I realized that my righteous indignation was a form of entertainment for me. I loved getting pissed off at injustice. I didn't do anything…

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

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I made a handshake agreement with my best friend in college, Michael Shamberg, who is now a movie producer. We used to write shows…

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The trick with sequels is, you have to give people what they liked before, yet be innovative enough so they don't feel like they're…

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Life doesn't care about your vision. You just gotta roll with it.

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I look for the meaning in what's funny, and I look for what's funny about things that are meaningful to me.

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