The human condition means that we can zone out and forget what the hell we’re doing.
BILL MURRAYMy 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.
More Bill Murray Quotes
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The atheists traditionally hold their conventions from Good Friday to Easter Sunday during the hours Christ spent in the grave.
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I’m just a potato that won’t quit. I’m a potato with some legs. Some have eyes, I’ve got legs.
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Grab this day by the neck and kiss it.
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Now, the essence, the very spirit of Christmas is that we first make believe a thing is so, and lo, it presently turns out to be so. – Stephen Leacockof Christmas trees around the house, so it smells good.
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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.
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Chicago actors are hard-nosed. They’re tough on themselves and their fellow actors. They’re self-demanding.
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That’s the reason I’m not the one that’s dead because the attraction of the fast life is very powerful.
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Half of the people in this room are more dressed up than on any other day in the year, and the other half are more dressed down.
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Don’t think about your errors or failures; otherwise, you’ll never do a thing.
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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.
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Different vodkas have different effects. Some make you feel a little… poly-lingual. Some make you feel like you want to talk back to someone who’s giving you a hard time. Some make you feel like lifting kettle bells.
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One of the things I like about acting is that, in a funny way, I come back to myself.
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Every day, he was talking to the studio about this helicopter shot.
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You can handle just about anything that comes at you out on the road with a believable grin, common sense and whiskey.
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People confuse friendship and relaxation. It’s incredibly important to be relaxed – you don’t have a chance if you’re not relaxed. So I try very hard to relax any kind of tension. But friendship is different.
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