That’s the reason I’m not the one that’s dead because the attraction of the fast life is very powerful.
BILL MURRAYGroundhog Day’ was one of the greatest scripts ever written. It didn’t even get nominated for an Academy Award.
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Those are my people, you know? The ones who are going to crash and burn.
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Well, the past is gone, I know that. The future isn’t here yet, whatever it’s going to be. So, all there is, is this. The present. That’s it.
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The way financing for independent movies goes is great. You get the money from the guy who’s actually doing the distribution in France.
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Nowadays, the scripts are just so much better, that you don’t have to feel that way. You feel like the script’s coming to you, you can just relax. You don’t have to drive the boat.
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You know…they say an elephant never forgets. What they don’t tell you is, you never forget an elephant.
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Just the very thought of someone my age going to visit old girlfriends had instant appeal.Even women think, ‘That would be interesting.’ Not comfortable, but interesting. It is not a comfortable film at any point.
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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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I was in the Virgin Islands once. I met a girl. We ate lobster, drank piña coladas. At sunset, we made love like sea otters. That was a pretty good day. Why couldn’t I get that day over and over and over?
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I really don’t know what’s going to come out of my mouth.
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You work, you get paid, you drink.
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It’s hard to be an artist. It’s hard to be anything. It’s hard to be.
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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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The last thing I want is to be (in a film role) is obvious, direct and offensive.
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There’s definitely a lot of trash that comes with the prize of being famous. It’s a nice gift, but there’s a lot of wrapping and paper and junk to cut through.
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When I feel like I’m stuck, I do something – not like I’m Mother Teresa or anything, but there’s someone that’s forgotten about in your life, all the time. Someone that could use an ‘Attaboy’ or a ‘How you doin’ out there.
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