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 MURRAYThat’s the reason I’m not the one that’s dead because the attraction of the fast life is very powerful.
More Bill Murray Quotes
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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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Movie acting suits me because I only need to be good for ninety seconds at a time.
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Here’s the thing, you just have to drive a lot faster, and if you don’t get there, we’re both fired.
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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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Just the very thought of someone my age going to visit old girlfriends had instant appeal.Even women think, ‘That would be interesting.’ Not comfortable, but interesting. It is not a comfortable film at any point.
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People say I’m difficult and sometimes that’s a badge of honour.
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I try to be available for life to happen to me. We’re in this life, and if you’re not available, the sort of ordinary time goes past and you didn’t live it. But if you’re available, life gets huge. You’re really living it.
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When I started, the scripts weren’t as good, and you’d have to have a huge burst of energy to go, “Sheesh, how am I going to? This stuff’s no good.”
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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 human condition means that we can zone out and forget what the hell we’re doing.
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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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You’ll never be good if you don’t know that you are.
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Those are my people, you know? The ones who are going to crash and burn.
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The more relaxed you are, the better you are at everything.
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People are like music, some speak the truth and others are just noise.
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