Chicago actors are hard-nosed. They’re tough on themselves and their fellow actors. They’re self-demanding.
BILL MURRAYAwards are meaningless to me, and I have nothing but disdain for anyone who actively campaigns to get one.
More Bill Murray Quotes
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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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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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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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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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Every moment that you share someone else’s pain, feel what they feel, makes you more human.
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All of us kids ended up ‘doing Mom.’ There are four of us who’ve tried show business. Five if you insist on counting my sister the nun, who does liturgical dance.
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The cool part about naming your kid is you don’t have to add six numbers to make sure the name is available.
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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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The last thing I want is to be (in a film role) is obvious, direct and offensive.
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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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You say, “Do you want a piece of this movie?” And he’s got to sell this movie to get his money back. That’s the brains of it; that’s the genius of this financing. “You want Germany? Give us a million dollars and you’ve got Germany.”
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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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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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I’ve got kids and that’s important. It’s funny, you think that there’s an expiration date on them and there just isn’t.
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I act like a jerk sometimes.
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