--- title: "13 Ifs Quotes By Harold Ramis" description: "13 Ifs quotes by Harold Ramis. Plus more from Harold Ramis and more Ifs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60f/harold-ramis-4057_actor_if-people-offer-me-decent-roles-in-good_1552758.jpg" --- > [If people offer me decent roles in good films, of course I'll take it. But I just didn't like the actor lifestyle.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-ramis/if-people-offer-me-decent-roles-in-good-films-of-course-i-ll-take-it/) [Harold Ramis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-ramis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60f/harold-ramis-4057_actor_if-people-offer-me-decent-roles-in-good_1552758.jpg) > [Find the most talented person in the room and if it's not you, go stand next to him. Hang out with him.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-ramis/find-the-most-talented-person-in-the-room-and-if-it-s-not-you-go-3/) [Harold Ramis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-ramis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2c/harold-ramis-4057_hanging-out_find-the-most-talented-person-in-the-roo_3138245.png) > [I had developed a survival skill of using my wit to score for myself. If a scene was dying, I'd lob in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-ramis/i-had-developed-a-survival-skill-of-using-my-wit-to-score-for-myself/) [Harold Ramis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-ramis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a7/harold-ramis-4057_attention_i-had-developed-a-survival-skill-of-usin_628655.png) > [I've tried to stay away from mild satire. I want an audience to feel something more powerful for their ten bucks. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-ramis/i-ve-tried-to-stay-away-from-mild-satire-i-want-an-audience-to-feel/) [Harold Ramis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-ramis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/657/harold-ramis-4057_audience_i-ve-tried-to-stay-away-from-mild-satire_2157374.jpg) > [At a certain point, you have to convince the actors that you've done the right thing. The way I work, if I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-ramis/at-a-certain-point-you-have-to-convince-the-actors-that-you-ve-done/) [Harold Ramis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-ramis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cab/harold-ramis-4057_actor_at-a-certain-point-you-have-to-convince_2071868.png) > [If people work together, if they can keep a cooperative spirit and use their ingenuity and balance it all with good humor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-ramis/if-people-work-together-if-they-can-keep-a-cooperative-spirit-and-use/) [Harold Ramis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-ramis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7eb/harold-ramis-4057_afraid_if-people-work-together-if-they-can-keep_1971427.png) > [If you're doing six takes, instead of doing six variations on the same words, why not just throw out the words and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-ramis/if-you-re-doing-six-takes-instead-of-doing-six-variations-on-the-same/) [Harold Ramis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-ramis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fff/harold-ramis-4057_comfortable_if-you-re-doing-six-takes-instead-of-doi_595202.png) > [Somebody once told me that if you laugh at a George Bush joke, or you send an email cartoon to your friends…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-ramis/somebody-once-told-me-that-if-you-laugh-at-a-george-bush-joke-or-you/) [Harold Ramis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-ramis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aab/harold-ramis-4057_accomplish_somebody-once-told-me-that-if-you-laugh_18733.jpg) > [I have a great respect for the moviegoing experience. It's such a unique thing. You're not getting up and walking around the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-ramis/i-have-a-great-respect-for-the-moviegoing-experience-it-s-such-a/) [Harold Ramis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-ramis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4e/harold-ramis-4057_belly_i-have-a-great-respect-for-the-moviegoin_654820.jpg) > [Well, for me, it's the relationship between comedy and life - that's the edge I live on, and maybe it's my protection…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-ramis/well-for-me-it-s-the-relationship-between-comedy-and-life-that-s-the/) [Harold Ramis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-ramis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/429/harold-ramis-4057_balance_well-for-me-it-s-the-relationship-betwee_2171401.jpg) > [I always think that the writer is doing the vast majority of the director's work, in a sense. If you're a writer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-ramis/i-always-think-that-the-writer-is-doing-the-vast-majority-of-the/) [Harold Ramis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-ramis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f52/harold-ramis-4057_block_i-always-think-that-the-writer-is-doing_3139310.jpg) > [Life has all of these contradictory feelings and contradictory results. People spend their whole lives struggling to get what they think they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-ramis/life-has-all-of-these-contradictory-feelings-and-contradictory/) [Harold Ramis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-ramis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ade/harold-ramis-4057_consequence_life-has-all-of-these-contradictory-feel_641355.jpg) > [I did a comedy with Al Franken about his character Stuart Smalley, which was really about alcoholism and addiction and codependency. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-ramis/i-did-a-comedy-with-al-franken-about-his-character-stuart-smalley/) [Harold Ramis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-ramis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c2/harold-ramis-4057_addiction_i-did-a-comedy-with-al-franken-about-his_1341236.png) ## Other authors on Ifs ## More by Harold Ramis > [Somebody once told me that if you laugh at a George Bush joke, or you send an email cartoon to your friends that makes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-ramis/somebody-once-told-me-that-if-you-laugh-at-a-george-bush-joke-or-you/) [Harold Ramis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-ramis/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-ramis/i-ve-always-thought-that-comedy-was-just-another-dramatic-expression/) [Harold Ramis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-ramis/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-ramis/you-can-perceive-life-as-tragic-or-you-can-laugh-at-the-tragedy-of-it/) [Harold Ramis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-ramis/) > [I'm terrified beyond the capacity for rational thought.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-ramis/i-m-terrified-beyond-the-capacity-for-rational-thought/) [Harold Ramis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-ramis/) > [You can't not have feelings about country clubs, whichever side you're on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-ramis/you-can-t-not-have-feelings-about-country-clubs-whichever-side-you-re/) [Harold Ramis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-ramis/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-ramis/that-s-one-of-the-great-things-about-dvd-in-addition-to-reaching/) [Harold Ramis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-ramis/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-ramis/it-doesn-t-take-any-longer-to-improvise-10-takes-than-it-takes-to/) [Harold Ramis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-ramis/) > [As much as I liked acting for its playfulness and the reward of hearing big laughs wash over you on a stage, I always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-ramis/as-much-as-i-liked-acting-for-its-playfulness-and-the-reward-of/) [Harold Ramis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-ramis/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-ramis/i-ve-never-taken-a-script-to-the-stage-or-to-principal-photography/) [Harold Ramis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-ramis/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-ramis/i-realized-that-my-righteous-indignation-was-a-form-of-entertainment/) [Harold Ramis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-ramis/) > [My characters aren't losers. They're rebels. They win by their refusal to play by everyone else's rules.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-ramis/my-characters-aren-t-losers-they-re-rebels-they-win-by-their-refusal/) [Harold Ramis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-ramis/) > [I made a handshake agreement with my best friend in college, Michael Shamberg, who is now a movie producer. We used to write shows…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-ramis/i-made-a-handshake-agreement-with-my-best-friend-in-college-michael/) [Harold Ramis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-ramis/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-ramis/the-trick-with-sequels-is-you-have-to-give-people-what-they-liked/) [Harold Ramis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-ramis/) > [Life doesn't care about your vision. You just gotta roll with it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-ramis/life-doesn-t-care-about-your-vision-you-just-gotta-roll-with-it/) [Harold Ramis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-ramis/) > [I look for the meaning in what's funny, and I look for what's funny about things that are meaningful to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-ramis/i-look-for-the-meaning-in-what-s-funny-and-i-look-for-what-s-funny/) [Harold Ramis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-ramis/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ifs/harold-ramis/#itemlist", "name": "13 Ifs Quotes By Harold Ramis", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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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