Totie Fields is one of my benchmarks for a lot of things. There was a standard of show business.
BILL MURRAYThere’s definitely a lot of trash that comes with the prize of being famous. It’s a nice gift, but there’s a lot of wrapping and paper and junk to cut through.
More Bill Murray Quotes
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This is not a dress rehearsal; this is your life.
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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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People usually go through a bad period when they first get successful. You’re new and you’re hot and things go wrong.
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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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The more relaxed you are, the better you are at everything: the better you are with your loved ones, the better you are with your enemies, the better you are at your job, the better you are with yourself.
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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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If you walk up to some random person on the street, grab them by the shoulder, and say ‘Did you just see what I saw?!’, you’ll find that no-one wants to talk to you.
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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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I’d like [Santa Claus] to give Wes Anderson, the director, enough money in his next budget for an aerial shot – just a little copter shot. He really wanted this one helicopter shot, and Disney wouldn’t give him the money. Just wouldn’t give him the money.
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Those are my people, you know? The ones who are going to crash and burn.
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Human sacrifice! Dogs and cats living together! Mass hysteria!
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You want my dark side? Have I ever stolen anything? Not so much intentionally. But I don’t think it’s so much stealing as… being a part of the flow of the universe.
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The way financing for independent movies goes is great. You get the money from the guy who’s actually doing the distribution in France.
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I’m a nut, but not just a nut.
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Everybody had some sort of vision problem, some sort of damage – I had to bury myself in my napkin.
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