Quotes by Bill Murray

Bill Murray

American actor, comedian, and writer

Lived from: 1950 -

Category: Comedians | Movie | Writers (Contemporary)

Born: 21 september 1950

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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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  • 'Groundhog Day' was one of the greatest scripts ever written. It didn't even get nominated for an Academy Award.
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  • All of us kids ended up 'doing Mom.' There are four of us who've tried show business. Five if you insist on counting my sister the nun, who does liturgical dance.
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  • Awards are meaningless to me, and I have nothing but disdain for anyone who actively campaigns to get one.
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  • Don't think about your errors or failures; otherwise, you'll never do a thing.
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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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  • I always like to say to people who want to be rich and famous, try being rich first. See if that doesn't cover most of it.
    I know how to be sour, The Guardian, December 2003
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  • I don't know what my fans are going to think. It's definitely not what they're used to from me.
    On his starring role in the drama The Razors Edge, as quoted in Stills Magazine
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  • I think that the online world has actually brought books back. People are reading because they're reading the damn screen. That's more reading than people used to do.
    Interview with Jessica Lee Jernigan (May 1999)
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  • I'm a nut, but not just a nut.
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  • 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.
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  • In Japan, you have no idea what they are saying, and they can't help you either. Nothing makes any sense. They're very polite, but you feel like a joke is being played on you the entire time you're there.
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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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  • No one really wants to admit they are lonely, and it is never really addressed very much between friends and family. But I have felt lonely many times in my life.
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  • People only talk about what a joyous experience it is, but there is terror: Your life, as you know it, is over. It's over the day that child is born. It's over, and something completely new starts.
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  • Somewhere there's a score being kept, so you have an obligation to live life as well as you can, be as engaged as you can.
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  • The government can destroy wealth but it cannot create wealth, which is the product of labor and management working with creation.
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  • There are people who drove me crazy, but they got the job done. And when I see that person again, I nod my head. Respect.
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  • 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.
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  • We're born alone. We do need each other. It's lonely to really effectively live your life, and anyone you can get help from or give help to; that's part of your obligation.
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What are the most famous quotes from Bill Murray?

The two most famous quotes from Bill Murray are:

  • "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."
  • "'Groundhog Day' was one of the greatest scripts ever written. It didn't even get nominated for an Academy Award."

When did Bill Murray live?

Bill Murray is still alive and was born in 1950.