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I'm a writer-director-actor, which i've always kind of enjoyed. i compared it to the olympic biathlon. "not only can he cross-country ski, but he's a terrific marksman as well." i want people to say, "you mean that writer performed a tracheotomy?" that's right, i do everything.
-Harold Ramis
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I'm A Writer-director-actor, Which I've Always Kind

Harold Ramis
I'm a writer-director-actor, which i've always kind of enjoyed. i compared it to the olympic biathlon. "not only can he cross-country ski, but he's a terrific marksman as well." i want people to say, "you mean that writer performed a tracheotomy?" that's right, i do everything.
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