I don’t want to be that guy mumbling into his drink at a bar.
BILL MURRAYAnd I say, ‘Hey, Lama, hey, how about a little something, you know, for the effort, you know.’ And he says, ‘Oh, uh, there won’t be any money. But when you die, on your deathbed, you will receive total consciousness.’ So I got that goin’ for me, which is nice.
More Bill Murray Quotes
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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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All parties are good.
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You work, you get paid, you drink.
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I mean, everybody would love to have their clothes torn off by a mob of girls, but being screamed at is different.
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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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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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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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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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I act like a jerk sometimes.
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Now, for some of you it doesn’t matter. You were born rich and you’re going to stay rich. But here’s my advice to the rest of you.
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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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I’m a nut, but not just a nut.
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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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Zombies dont mess with other zombies.
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If I run into someone on the street, that’s one thing. But answering mail for a living? I like a job where you can play and act kind of goofy and have some fun.
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