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Harold Ramis Quotes

You can’t love somebody into a state of mental health Picture Quote #1

I’ve always thought that comedy was just another dramatic expression Picture Quote #1

Most people live somewhere on the spectrum of anxiety and depression Picture Quote #1

Life doesn’t care about your vision. You just gotta roll with it Picture Quote #1

I’ve always had that overweening desire to be liked by the audience Picture Quote #1

I’d rather do comedies that strike at some bigger ideas Picture Quote #1

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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 the circumstances Picture Quote #1

Parents tell us things to protect us, or they educate us from their own misinformation or misconceptions Picture Quote #1

I want to explore marriage without the usual Hallmark Card platitudes. Life is difficult, and I like movies that acknowledge that Picture Quote #1

I’m thinking of doing a marital comedy for one of the studios, but I want it to be so painful that it’ll have a profound effect on married couples who see it together Picture Quote #1

For me, most comedy scripts fail in the mechanical playing-out of the setup. They’ll pay lip service to a moral lesson or a psychological progression Picture Quote #1

I look for the meaning in what’s funny, and I look for what’s funny about things that are meaningful to me Picture Quote #1

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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 about it, I just liked the feeling of being pissed off Picture Quote #1

Just expressing contempt for your leaders doesn’t really accomplish anything Picture Quote #1

Once you’re alienated, you’re on your own. That takes you to the world of the existential, where things just kind of float Picture Quote #1

I had a lot of fun working with John Candy. We had a pretty good rapport Picture Quote #1

The comic impulse is sometimes a reaction to sadness. You feel like you can make one choice or the other Picture Quote #1

Whatever bliss we think we’re going to find, we may find it in brief flashes, fleeting moments that come and go. There’s an impossibility to nailing down any good feeling Picture Quote #1

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I try to measure the amount of truth in a work rather than just looking at the generic distinction between comedy and drama Picture Quote #1

I have tons of rescuing fantasies based on the movies I saw when I was growing up. I wanted to be Robin Hood and the Three Musketeers and the Scarlet Pimpernel Picture Quote #1

My only conclusion about structure is that nothing works if you don’t have interesting characters and a good story to tell Picture Quote #1

Find the most talented person in the room and if it’s not you, go stand next to him. Hang out with him. try to be helpful Picture Quote #1

Groundhog Day was pretty clean. It may have to do with some puritanical feeling that comedy is a forbidden pleasure in a certain way. They make you laugh, and laughter is somehow an inferior emotion to tragedy Picture Quote #1

Whatever bliss we think we’re going to find, we may find it in brief flashes, fleeting moments that come and go. There’s an impossibility to nailing down any good feeling Picture Quote #1

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Stand-up is every man for himself; you learn from hanging out at these clubs and watching other guys, and then trying not to be like them Picture Quote #1

Nothing reinforces a professional relationship more than enjoying success with someone Picture Quote #1

I try to measure the amount of truth in a work rather than just looking at the generic distinction between comedy and drama Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I can’t imagine a successful comedy movie without a successful comedy performance at the heart of it Picture Quote #1

I loved writing and performing, but the idea of doing it for a living seemed so remote. But I eventually let it devolve to the point where it was the only thing I could do Picture Quote #1

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You can’t love somebody into a state of mental health (Harold Ramis Quotes) I’ve always thought that comedy was just another dramatic expression (Harold Ramis Quotes) Most people live somewhere on the spectrum of anxiety and depression (Harold Ramis Quotes) Life doesn’t care about your vision. You just gotta roll with it. (Harold Ramis Quotes) I’ve always had that overweening desire to be liked by the audience (Harold Ramis Quotes) I’d rather do comedies that strike at some bigger ideas (Harold Ramis Quotes) 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 the circumstances (Harold Ramis Quotes) Parents tell us things to protect us, or they educate us from their own misinformation or misconceptions (Harold Ramis Quotes) I want to explore marriage without the usual Hallmark Card platitudes. Life is difficult, and I like movies that acknowledge that (Harold Ramis Quotes) I’m thinking of doing a marital comedy for one of the studios, but I want it to be so painful that it’ll have a profound effect on married couples who see it together (Harold Ramis Quotes) For me, most comedy scripts fail in the mechanical playing-out of the setup. They’ll pay lip service to a moral lesson or a psychological progression (Harold Ramis Quotes) I look for the meaning in what’s funny, and I look for what’s funny about things that are meaningful to me (Harold Ramis Quotes) 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 about it, I just liked the feeling of being pissed off (Harold Ramis Quotes) Just expressing contempt for your leaders doesn’t really accomplish anything (Harold Ramis Quotes) Once you’re alienated, you’re on your own. That takes you to the world of the existential, where things just kind of float (Harold Ramis Quotes) I had a lot of fun working with John Candy. We had a pretty good rapport (Harold Ramis Quotes) The comic impulse is sometimes a reaction to sadness. You feel like you can make one choice or the other (Harold Ramis Quotes) Whatever bliss we think we’re going to find, we may find it in brief flashes, fleeting moments that come and go. There’s an impossibility to nailing down any good feeling (Harold Ramis Quotes) I try to measure the amount of truth in a work rather than just looking at the generic distinction between comedy and drama (Harold Ramis Quotes) I have tons of rescuing fantasies based on the movies I saw when I was growing up. I wanted to be Robin Hood and the Three Musketeers and the Scarlet Pimpernel (Harold Ramis Quotes) My only conclusion about structure is that nothing works if you don’t have interesting characters and a good story to tell. (Harold Ramis Quotes) Find the most talented person in the room and if it’s not you, go stand next to him. Hang out with him. try to be helpful. (Harold Ramis Quotes) Groundhog Day was pretty clean. It may have to do with some puritanical feeling that comedy is a forbidden pleasure in a certain way. They make you laugh, and laughter is somehow an inferior emotion to tragedy. (Harold Ramis Quotes) Whatever bliss we think we’re going to find, we may find it in brief flashes, fleeting moments that come and go. There’s an impossibility to nailing down any good feeling. (Harold Ramis Quotes) Stand-up is every man for himself; you learn from hanging out at these clubs and watching other guys, and then trying not to be like them. (Harold Ramis Quotes) Nothing reinforces a professional relationship more than enjoying success with someone (Harold Ramis Quotes) I try to measure the amount of truth in a work rather than just looking at the generic distinction between comedy and drama. (Harold Ramis Quotes) 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 Quotes) I can’t imagine a successful comedy movie without a successful comedy performance at the heart of it. (Harold Ramis Quotes) I loved writing and performing, but the idea of doing it for a living seemed so remote. But I eventually let it devolve to the point where it was the only thing I could do (Harold Ramis Quotes)

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