Bill Murray Professions : ActorBorn : September 21, 1950 Browse All Authors Top 201 quotes by Bill Murray The cool part about naming your kid is you don’t have to add six numbers to make sure the name is available. Bill Murray namesnumberskids I go home and stay there. I wash and scrub up each day, and that's it. One month I actually grew a moustache, just so I could say that I'd done something. Bill Murray mustachemonthshome It’s fun to watch someone like John Goodman, and yet it takes work. People say ‘he’s not acting, he’s being himself.’ Well it’s hard to be yourself, it’s the hardest job there is. Bill Murray being-yourselffunjobs There's only a couple times when fame is ever helpful. Sometimes you can get into a restaurant where the kitchen is just closing. Sometimes you can avoid a traffic violation. But the only time it really matters is in the emergency room with your kids. That's when you want to be noticed, because it's very easy to get forgotten in an ER. Bill Murray kitchencouplekids The critics. When they're right, they're right for the wrong reasons. And they're usually wrong. Bill Murray wrong-reasonscriticsreason When I work, my first relationship with people is professional. There are people who want to be your friend right away. I say, "We're not gonna be friends until we get this done. If we don't get this done, we're never going to be friends, because if we don't get the job done, then the one thing we did together that we had to do together we failed." Bill Murray togetherjobspeople I realized the more fun I had, the more relaxed I was working, the better I worked. Bill Murray relaxedi-realizedfun I think midlife crisis is just a point where people's careers have reached some plateau and they have to reflect on their personal relationships. Bill Murray careerspeoplethinking This is not a dress rehearsal; this is your life. Bill Murray rehearsaldresses I think we're all sort of imprisoned by - or at least bound to - the choices we make... You want to say no at the right time and you want to say yes more sparingly. Bill Murray choiceswantthinking I've retired a couple of times. It's great, because you can just say, 'Oh, I'm sorry. I'm retired.' Bill Murray retiredcouplesorry It's the most terrifying day of your life, the day the first one is born. Your life, as you know it, is gone. Never to return. But they learn how to walk, and they learn how to talk, and you want to be with them. And they turn out to be the most delightful people you'll ever meet in your life. Bill Murray dreaminspiringlove I'm just a potato that won't quit. I'm a potato with some legs. Some have eyes, I've got legs. Bill Murray potatoeslegseye I feel like I'm a better person when I'm quieter. Bill Murray better-personpersonsfeels 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. Bill Murray hard-timeswantgiving Chicks dig me because I rarely wear underwear, and when I do, it's usually something unusual. Bill Murray underwearstripesunusual You had to keep the mood up; you had to keep the tempo up. You had to keep the feeling of, "Hey, we're doing something that's really exciting. It's fun being with these people." And the more fun you have, the better you do it. Bill Murray feelingsfunpeople The last thing I want is to be (in a film role) is obvious, direct and offensive. Bill Murray lastsroleswant We're Americans! Do you know what that means? It means our forefathers were kicked out of every decent country in the world. Bill Murray homecountrytravel People say I'm difficult and sometimes that's a badge of honour. Bill Murray badgessometimespeople Similar Authors Ian Mckellen actor Adhir Kalyan actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje actor Bert Lahr actor Alan Arkin actor Alan Alda actorAll Authors