Rick Moranis quotes

Rick Moranis is a Canadian actor, comedian, and musician, acclaimed for his roles in classic comedies such as "Ghostbusters" and "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids." His unique humor and gentle screen presence have made him an enduring favorite among audiences. He stepped back from acting for several years to focus on his family, but remains a beloved figure in entertainment. Here are 18 of his quotes:

I always find it flattering when somebody recognizes me. (Rick Moranis)
I have forty-six cookbooks. I have sixty-eight takeout menus from four restaurants. I have one hundred and sixteen soy sauce packets. I have three hundred and eighty-two dishes, bowls, cups, saucers, mugs and glasses. I eat over the sink. I have five sinks, two with a view. View quote
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When I was a little kid, it was not uncommon for a cousin or an uncle, before they would even say 'Hello,' to gush, 'You know, your mother's brisket is just incredible; it's so good.' That was an inspiration for creating a love song in that well-worn terrain of the relationship between a Jewish boy and his mother. View quote
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And we had the perhaps unfair advantage of not having to worry about what an audience was gonna think. We were in a vacuum. We were making little short films, really. View quote
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About a year ago, out of the blue, I just wrote a bunch of songs. View quote
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My own personal taste in films as a member of the audience was not completely in line with films I was doing. View quote
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I pulled out of making movies in about '96 or '97. View quote
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A few years ago, I decided I wanted to be home with my family. View quote
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And I discovered after a couple years that I really didn't miss making movies. View quote
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What we see is what they're trying to sell us. It's not true nostalgic as much as it is repeating old material because it's less expensive than new material. View quote
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Well, I took a sabbatical. I walked away from shooting movies because I couldn't handle the travel. I'm a single parent. I had young kids, and I found that keeping in touch with them from hotel rooms and airports wasn't working for me. So I stopped. (Rick Moranis)
The actual process of filmmaking, the many hours out of your life- it is very slow and boring. I'm not interested in that now unless an opportunity was provided for me. View quote
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On the last couple of movies I made - big-budget Hollywood movies - I really missed being able to create my own material. View quote
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I think that I recall the nostalgic '50s: the start of early television and rock-and-roll, and I think everything seemed to get very generic. Not much has changed. View quote
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Canada Day comes and goes modestly every year. Sure, there are retail sales promotions and a long weekend. But there isn't bluster or commodity in Canadian celebration. Canada isn't big on bunting. Or jet flyovers, fireworks, marching bands or military pomp. View quote
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When I got to filmmaking, the most democratic of environments where anybody could say anything, those were the best environments, but what you don't want to assume is that you know what the audience is thinking. View quote
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I don't limit my taste. There's some jazz that I like and there's some opera. I've been listening to what was essentially country music, but it crossed over to rock. View quote
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Well, whether it's on film or on TV, you don't want to throw too many curves at your audio and video guys. View quote
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Rick Moranis

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Photo: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: Canadian Actor
Born: April 18, 1953
Quotes count: 18