I think of myself as a real writer, not just someone who dabbles in it, so I deserve some credit.
Harold RamisStand-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 RamisI always think that the writer is doing the vast majority of the director's work, in a sense. If you're a writer who is also going to direct, you're doing all your preparation: You're already visualizing everything, you're imagining how the lines are going to be read, you see the blocking in your head, and you know the rhythm and the pacing.
Harold RamisI feel a big obligation to the audience, almost in a moral sense, to say something useful. If I'm going to spend a year of my life on these things, I want something that I feel that strongly about.
Harold Ramis