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 MURRAYWe still have to put some cherry syrup on it, and then we can eat it
More Bill Murray Quotes
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While I have felt lonely many times in my life, the oddest feeling of all was after my mother, Lucille, died. My father had already died, but I always had some attachment to our big family while she was alive. It seems strange to say now that I felt so lonely, yet I did.
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Whatever you do, always give 100%. Unless you’re donating blood.
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The truth is, anybody that becomes famous is an ass for a year and a half. You’ve got to give them a year and a half, two years.
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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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You don’t have to have all this film stock, you can work faster, and you don’t need a giant crew. It’s great.
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The money thing is, the sort of Elvis Presley thing of buying you mother car is great, that’s very good. My mother has learned how to spend money.
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I’m over the Oscar thing. I feel that if you really want an Oscar, you’re in trouble. It’s like wanting to be married – you’ll take anybody. If you want the Oscar really badly, it becomes a naked desire and ambition. It becomes very unattractive. I’ve seen it.
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The Army needs leaders the way a foot needs a big toe.
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I’m just an obnoxious guy who can make it appear charming, that’s what they pay me to do.
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Groundhog Day’ was one of the greatest scripts ever written. It didn’t even get nominated for an Academy Award.
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I know how to be sour. I know that taste.
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I don’t know what my fans are going to think. It’s definitely not what they’re used to from me.
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You cannot pray them out of hell.
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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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I’m not an ungenerous person; I don’t resent it. It’s just sort of a head-scratcher.
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