Harold Ramis Quotes


When you're young and you first see the extent and depth of the world's hypocrisy, it's fun to go after it. But by the time you're sixty, it's so commonplace. What's the point in ridiculing people anymore? Their existence itself is a sort of sick joke.


Citations

Spitznagel, Eric. "Harold Ramis." The Believer, vol. 4, no. 2, McSweeney's, March 2006.

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Harold Ramis
Harold Ramis
  • Born: November 21, 1944
  • Died: February 24, 2014
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Actor, Comedian, Director, Writer

Harold Allen Ramis was an American actor, comedian, director and writer. His best-known film acting roles were as Egon Spengler in Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II (1989), and as Russell Ziskey in Stripes (1981); he also co-wrote those films. As a director, his films include the comedies Caddyshack (1980), National Lampoon's Vacation (1983), Groundhog Day (1993), and Analyze This (1999). Ramis was the original head writer of the television series SCTV, on which he also performed, as well as a co-writer of Groundhog Day and National Lampoon's Animal House (1978). The final film that he wrote, produced, directed, and acted in was Year One (2009).