“I always want to say to people who want to be rich and famous: 'try being rich first'. See if that doesn't cover most of it. There's not much downside to being rich, other than paying taxes and having your relatives ask you for money. But when you become famous, you end up with a 24-hour job.”
Bill Murray“I'm suspicious of people who don't like dogs, but I trust a dog when it doesn't like a person.”
Bill Murray“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.”
Bill Murray“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“I don't want to have a relationship with someone if I'm not going to work with them.”
Bill Murray“When I work, my first relationship with people is professional.”
Bill Murray“The studios don't seem to foster good writing. They're not so interested in that, but they're more interested in what worked most recently. They're definitely very serious about making money, and that's not a wrong thing, but you don't have to make money the same way all the time.”
Bill Murray“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.”
Bill Murray“One of the things I like about acting is that, in a funny way, I come back to myself.”
Bill Murray“I've never made any horrible, horrible movies. If you don't ruin your reputation, you can always get work.”
Bill Murray“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