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I thought, well, here we go. But I knew that was where he was headed. He had been going this way for some time. All directors, once they have some success, they want to spend a whole heck of a lot of money. (Something else can’t hear.)

Bill Murray

And when I told my sons I might be in City of Ember, they said, ‘Oh! You’re gonna be the mayor?’ And I hadn’t even read the script yet.
BILL MURRAY

Cities might Son
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
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
Somewhere there’s a score being kept, so you have an obligation to live life as well as you can, be as engaged as you can.
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Life Obligation Score
I don’t know how this guy knew how much money I was making. I didn’t know how much money I was making.
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Guy How Know Making Money
Why would you get up there and bore people? I never have figured that out. These people are supposedly in the entertainment industry, and they finally get up there to that podium and they become the most boring people in the world.
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Acting People World
We’re born alone. We do need each other. It’s lonely to really effectively live your life, and anyone you can get help from or give help to; that’s part of your obligation.
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Giving Life Live Lonely
My favorite thing about New York is the people, because I think they’re misunderstood. I don’t think people realize how kind New York people are.
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Country People Thinking
I think all phases of one’s career are serious if you take it seriously no matter if you are doing high profile dramatic pieces or not.
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Careers Pieces Thinking
I think we’re all sort of imprisoned by – or at least bound to – the choices we make… You want to say no at the right time and you want to say yes more sparingly.
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Choices Thinking Want
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
The automatic things you do are basically those things that keep you from doing the better things you need to do.
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Better Keep Needs Things
I think midlife crisis is just a point where people’s careers have reached some plateau and they have to reflect on their personal relationships.
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Careers People Relationships Thinking
The last thing I want is to be (in a film role) is obvious, direct and offensive.
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Lasts Roles Want
Movie acting suits me because I only need to be good for ninety seconds at a time.
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Acting Needs Suits
To people who want to be rich and famous, I’d say, “Get rich first and see if that doesn’t cover it.”
BILL MURRAY

Firsts People Want

I thought, well, here we go. But I knew that was where he was headed. He had been going this way for some time. All directors, once they have some success, they want to spend a whole heck of a lot of money. (Something else can’t hear.)

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