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They are getting so much smoke blown, and their whole world gets so turned upside down, their responses become distorted. I give everybody a year or two to pull it together because, when it first happens, I know how it is.

Bill Murray

Everyone needs to take a vacation from the sort of automatic things you do.
BILL MURRAY

Automatic Needs Vacation
You have to be as light as you can be and not get weighed down and stuck in your emotion, stuck in your body, stuck in your head. You just want to always be trying to elevate somehow.
BILL MURRAY

Body Light Trying
I would jump into the middle of the street and say, “excuse me, there’s a Mercedes that’s got to get through here.” And I would push people out of the way, “get out of the way! Let him through!” Smacking their cars and stuff. Just like, “whack” and you just jump into it.
BILL MURRAY

Cars People Stuff
We’re Americans! Do you know what that means? It means our forefathers were kicked out of every decent country in the world.
BILL MURRAY

Country Home Travel
People are like music, some speak the truth and others are just noise.
BILL MURRAY

Honesty Music Truth
The way financing for independent movies goes is great. You get the money from the guy who’s actually doing the distribution in France.
BILL MURRAY

Giving Guy Independent
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.’
BILL MURRAY

Acting Award Winning
Just beat my record for most consecutive days without dying.
BILL MURRAY

Deep Dying Humor Thought
I don’t believe that you can give the same performance every take. It’s physically impossible, so why bother? If you don’t do what is happening at that moment, then it’s not real. Then you’re holding something back.
BILL MURRAY

Believe Giving Real
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.
BILL MURRAY

Forgotten Mother Use
If it starts to drag on set, or if you feel like it’s not a fun experience, people get down, the energy gets down. You’ve got to keep the energy up.
BILL MURRAY

Energy Fun People
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.
BILL MURRAY

Gift Girl Mean Nice Paper Wrapping
The first year I had money, I really went shopping. I got really caught up in it. I bought all my brothers sets of luggage, and I bought ’em winter coats from Giorgio Armani – winter coats. And I got a pair of socks from this brother.
BILL MURRAY

Brother Winter Years
The last thing I want is to be (in a film role) is obvious, direct and offensive.
BILL MURRAY

Lasts Roles Want
Well it’s hard to be yourself, it’s the hardest job there is.
BILL MURRAY

Being Hardest Jobs Yourself
All parties are good.
BILL MURRAY

Good Party

They are getting so much smoke blown, and their whole world gets so turned upside down, their responses become distorted. I give everybody a year or two to pull it together because, when it first happens, I know how it is.

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They are getting so much smoke blown, and their whole world gets so turned upside down, their responses become distorted. I give everybody a year or two to pull it together because, when it first happens, I know how it is.

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