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Chicago actors are hard-nosed. They’re tough on themselves and their fellow actors. They’re self-demanding.

Bill Murray

My first movie, I got nominated for a Canadian Oscar-for Meatballs. For MEATBALLS. And who am I up against? George C. Scott. So he wins the award and I stand up and go, ‘That’s it-let’s get the hell outta here.’
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Acting Award Winning
The Army needs leaders the way a foot needs a big toe.
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Army Feet Humorous
Whatever you do, always give 100%. Unless you’re donating blood.
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Blood Giving Inspirational
Back then, when a movie came out and people saw you on the street, their reaction was so supercharged that it was scary. It would frighten other people. It used to really rattle me.
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Frighten People Rattle Supercharged
Half of the people in this room are more dressed up than on any other day in the year, and the other half are more dressed down.
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Half People Years
When I work, my first relationship with people is professional. There are people who want to be your friend right away. I say, “We’re not gonna be friends until we get this done.
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Jobs People Together
Movie acting suits me because I only need to be good for ninety seconds at a time.
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Acting Needs Suits
You know…they say an elephant never forgets. What they don’t tell you is, you never forget an elephant.
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Elephants Forget never
I’m just an obnoxious guy who can make it appear charming, that’s what they pay me to do.
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Charming Guy Pay
You have to be as light as you can be, and you don’t have to be weighted down, stuck in your emotions and stuck in your body, stuck in your head. You just want to try and elevate something.
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Body Elevate Emotions Something
When I started, the scripts weren’t as good, and you’d have to have a huge burst of energy to go, “Sheesh, how am I going to? This stuff’s no good.”
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Energy Everything Relax Trying Visual
Whenever I think of the high salaries we are paid as film actors, I think it is for the travel, the time away, and any trouble you get into through being well known. It’s not for the acting, that’s for sure.
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Acting Actors Thinking
Friendship is so weird. You just pick a human you’ve met and you’re like, ‘Yep, I like this one,’ and you just do stuff with them.
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Friendship New Stuff
That’s the reason I’m not the one that’s dead because the attraction of the fast life is very powerful.
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Life Powerful Reason
Human sacrifice! Dogs and cats living together! Mass hysteria!
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Cat Dog Sacrifice
People are like music, some speak the truth and others are just noise.
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Honesty Music Truth

Chicago actors are hard-nosed. They’re tough on themselves and their fellow actors. They’re self-demanding.

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