I’ve killed myself so many times, I don’t even exist anymore. Bill Murray More Quotes by Bill Murray More Quotes From Bill Murray The way financing for independent movies goes is great. You get the money from the guy who's actually doing the distribution in France. You say, "Do you want a piece of this movie?" And he's got to sell this movie to get his money back. That's the brains of it; that's the genius of this financing. "You want Germany? Give us a million dollars and you've got Germany." Bill Murray independent guy giving Something wild can happen to anybody and I caution anybody that walks out on the street, just settle your accounts before you leave the house every day. Bill Murray caution settling house That's the reason I'm not the one that's dead because the attraction of the fast life is very powerful. Bill Murray powerful life-is reason I don't know how this guy knew how much money I was making. I didn't know how much money I was making. Bill Murray making-money know-how guy 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. Bill Murray film giants needs I don't feel like it's pressure. It's more of an obligation - not to entertain or be funny, but to have a certain levity. I mean, there's got to be a lightness in your leg. You have to be as light as you can be, and you don't have to be weighted down, stuck in your emotions and stuck in your body, stuck in your head. You just want to try and elevate something. Bill Murray light trying mean I've never made any horrible, horrible movies. If you don't ruin your reputation, you can always get work. Bill Murray ruins reputation made If it starts to drag on set, or if you feel like it's not a fun experience, people get down, the energy gets down. You've got to keep the energy up. Bill Murray energy fun people 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. Bill Murray running fun jobs I've been lucky, I've had movies that made a lot of money, so I don't feel like I have to kill every time out. I don't want that pressure. I don't need it. Bill Murray lucky want needs If you have a good script, that's what gets you involved. It's harder to write a good screenplay than to find something. Bill Murray harder scripts writing 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. Bill Murray cake guy play Religion is the worst enemy of mankind. No single war in the history of humanity has killed as many people as religion has. Bill Murray worst-enemy war people I try to be alert and available. I try to be available for life to happen to me. Bill Murray available happens trying 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. Bill Murray real giving believe 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. Bill Murray christmas essence believe I think there's only so many people that can take care of themselves, and can take care of other people. And the rest of the people … they're useful in terms of compost for the whole planet, you know. Bill Murray care people thinking 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: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you. Bill Murray matter advice boys When I was a little kid playing baseball, my manager called me Sleepy. And only a few people, who know me from way, way back, call me that still. I used to drift off and that's why they made me the catcher, so I wouldn't fall asleep. That gift I have still. Bill Murray baseball kids fall 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. Bill Murray shoulders saws want
