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And I don’t like to work. I only like working when I’m working.

Bill Murray

Now, the essence, the very spirit of Christmas is that we first make believe a thing is so, and lo, it presently turns out to be so. – Stephen Leacockof Christmas trees around the house, so it smells good.
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Believe Christmas Essence
You’ll never be good if you don’t know that you are.
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Good Knows
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
Disneyland. The world’s biggest people trap, built by a mouse.
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People Traps World
I wanted to be a doctor once upon a time, but it turns out you’ve got to study, and that wasn’t going to happen. I had no idea what I was going to do. I had trouble holding jobs because they want you to be on time. That wasn’t going to work.
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Doctors Ideas Jobs
I act like a jerk sometimes.
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Act Jerks Like Sometimes
Well it’s hard to be yourself, it’s the hardest job there is.
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Being Hardest Jobs Yourself
There are people who drove me crazy, but they got the job done. And when I see that person again, I nod my head. Respect.
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Crazy Jobs People
People say I’m difficult and sometimes that’s a badge of honour.
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Badges People Sometimes
All parties are good.
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Good Party
If you have a good script, that’s what gets you involved. It’s harder to write a good screenplay than to find something.
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Harder Scripts Writing
You can tell how boring a person is by the lack of fear in their eyes when someone is flipping through photos on their phone.
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Boring Eye Phones
If you walk up to some random person on the street, grab them by the shoulder, and say ‘Did you just see what I saw?!’, you’ll find that no-one wants to talk to you.
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Person Random Saws Shoulders Want
It’s much harder to play beloved than to play a rotten guy. Rotten guy is a piece of cake. So playing a beloved person really sets a high bar for your behavior and your acting and what you project.
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Cake Guy Play
The last thing I want is to be (in a film role) is obvious, direct and offensive.
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Lasts Roles Want
Chicago actors are hard-nosed. They’re tough on themselves and their fellow actors. They’re self-demanding.
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Actors Chicago Self

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