Harold Ramis

“I never work just to work. It's some combination of laziness and self-respect.”

“My characters are nerds, but they're never losers.”

“The best comedy, I think, is based on reality.”

“You can't be a comedian without being an optimist.”

“We're all here for a reason. I believe a bit in the 'synchronicity' of things.”

“I'm always looking for the yin and the yang, the light and the dark.”

“Find a way to do what you love. I know it's not always possible, but if you can, you'll be happier.”

“I feel that I'm a spiritual person, but I'm not a religious person.”

“In comedy, you have to be unafraid to hang from the tree branch.”

“Whatever is going on in your life, you're going to have to face it.”

“I collect spores, molds, and fungus.”

“I think the world's a little better because of Bill Murray.”

“Print is dead.”

“My job is to tell a story, and the only way I can do that is to have a point of view.”

“The great thing about collaboration is that you're not in it alone.”

“It's an interesting thing, comedy, because you're given a license to say things you couldn't get away with in a normal context.”

“I stopped being the smartest person in the room when I entered my freshman year at Washington University.”

“Comedy is the most rational thing in the world.”