Randy Quaid Talks About His Character in "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation"

Well, pretty much the same way. He's like every rude relative you've ever, anybody's ever had. I think there's somebody in every family that is similar to Eddie in some way or another. And he's the black sheep of the family, and he has his own... Way of conniving his way into a situation and sponging off his relatives and imposing himself. And he's just fun to play because he just doesn't think twice about what he is or what he's doing and just... Goes right in.