Bill Murray Admits A Painting Saved His Life

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  • Bill Murray shared a deeply personal account of how a painting literally saved his life while speaking to Russell from Red Carpet News TV at the London Press conference ahead of the UK premiere of new film The Monuments Men.
    The Ghostbusters and Lost In Translation star spoke with remarkable openness about feeling suicidal in the aftermath of his disastrous first acting audition. Recounting the incredible story the famously melancholy actor describes wandering the streets of Chicago aimlessly with the apparent intention of actually killing himself before accidentally walking into the Chicago Institute of Art.
    There he discovered a painting called The Song of the Lark, by Jules Breton, which inspired him to rediscovery hope and regain his will to live.

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  • @Hayyden
    @Hayyden 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1945

    *"I, too am a person and get another chance everyday the sun comes up."*
    Beautifully said, Bill.

    • @laurakelseymusic
      @laurakelseymusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Also a good reference to Groundhog Day but yes beautifully said.

    • @andocobo
      @andocobo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      It was an amazing answer to the question and really captures the power art can have

    • @daze8410
      @daze8410 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      This speaks volumes on his character. He doesn't have a superiority complex, that's for sure.

    • @LilFisch1174
      @LilFisch1174 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@daze8410 I know many actors and comedians. Many of them are extremely insecure.

    • @LilFisch1174
      @LilFisch1174 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @R G I am also very insecure. But in my experience, actors, comedians and artistic types in general seem to be more insecure.

  • @lryoung3655
    @lryoung3655 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2063

    And a painting nearly killed him in Ghostbusters II

    • @jhopsi
      @jhopsi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      😂🤣

    • @ELijAHN0EL
      @ELijAHN0EL 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @PD5K
      @PD5K 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      My first thought.

    • @GT-pl1wx
      @GT-pl1wx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Best comment!:-D

    • @elemileTLDR
      @elemileTLDR 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Nice comeback.

  • @russellst.martin4255
    @russellst.martin4255 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1401

    Imagine being so funny that people laugh at your suicidal ideation

    • @h00db01i
      @h00db01i 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      nothing serious has ever been useful

    • @thesoundvault508
      @thesoundvault508 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      I think they probably relate. At some point they wanted to kill themselves too. That's why I laughed hard as fuck while eating my mcdonalds 👌

    • @mith2946
      @mith2946 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Well he also smiled and laughed numerous times

    • @hhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-Mikel.Montalat
      @hhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-Mikel.Montalat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      If I was him I would laugh

    • @siobhandecleir1006
      @siobhandecleir1006 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      It’s sad, you’ve reduced the human experience to the entertainment value a person can produce for you. Suicide, depression, and mental illness are never laughing matters.

  • @Lady_Vengeance
    @Lady_Vengeance 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2074

    Bill Murray is such a comedy legend that he can’t even tell a genuine, touching story from his life without people giggling and waiting for the punchline.

    • @robzilla730
      @robzilla730 4 ปีที่แล้ว +97

      A blessing and a curse.

    • @leniobarcelos2264
      @leniobarcelos2264 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      th-cam.com/video/0R_0E-YNBrY/w-d-xo.html

    • @b00gyman1
      @b00gyman1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Also I think he has a bit of involuntary humor which is one of the best kind and that is regardless of his fame or comedic legend status.

    • @TheAgentAssassin
      @TheAgentAssassin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's a curse too...trust me.

    • @Shrimp_Insurance
      @Shrimp_Insurance 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Reminds me of Michael Ricahrds' apology that he made about saying the N word

  • @astasna
    @astasna 4 ปีที่แล้ว +811

    I too am a person and I get a new chance everyday, when the sun comes up. - Bill Murray

    • @planetmartay
      @planetmartay 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That sentence made my eyes water.

    • @AlexTapisevic
      @AlexTapisevic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      That is connected with another from other interview he heard from Clint E. that said "when you kill a man you kill any oportunity he will ever have".

    • @rosajimenez7777
      @rosajimenez7777 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      😭😭

    • @joshngarcia
      @joshngarcia 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well just fuck.

    • @Brainbuster
      @Brainbuster 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AlexTapisevic I think that quote "you kill every opportunity he will ever have" is from the movie _Unforgiven_

  • @FlyingDaddy721
    @FlyingDaddy721 3 ปีที่แล้ว +201

    Respect to Murray. Honest answer eloquently delivered with a clear message of hope to those down. He very well could be that painting for someone.

    • @JohnJSteinbeck
      @JohnJSteinbeck ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes … we all need encouragement, it’s oxygen for the soul

    • @oscarinacan
      @oscarinacan ปีที่แล้ว +1

      New life goal: be someone's painting

  • @artiefufkin88
    @artiefufkin88 3 ปีที่แล้ว +595

    When you're having a hard time with depression, humor is one of the only things to help you, because it is likely all you have left, and it's the only positive emotion that you can actually feel. It only makes sense that those who have survived hard times are funny because they've exercised their humor muscle a lot to get by. They learn to see absurdities in everyday life, and find laughter in the darkness. I believe that's why so many good comedians have had notorious struggles

    • @brianlenehan9055
      @brianlenehan9055 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yes i find that to be true. I have a fair number of criminals as good friends and the had troubled childhoods and all of them were funny. The.memories still make me grin.

    • @stephvandykeozzy
      @stephvandykeozzy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I've battled Depression myself that the point you're making caught my eye. I have never thought of that; for real, I never did. What I thought that helped was creativity by writing books and listening to music. Humor, that didn't come to mind. You made a very interesting point of view.

    • @RetroPlus
      @RetroPlus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's very true

    • @mikeyoung9810
      @mikeyoung9810 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Very true Artie. Humor is about all I do have left especially if I can cause someone to smile and laugh.

    • @aloknathsingh4647
      @aloknathsingh4647 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      *exercised

  • @mattjames4978
    @mattjames4978 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2009

    "Admits" is the wrong word. It wasn't anything to be ashamed of.

    • @Fireoncityy
      @Fireoncityy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Absolutely agree with that 100%

    • @Missusri
      @Missusri 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      There is always something that saves us --biking, cooking, gardening, , music, reading, woodworking or whatever that gives us peace.
      B. Murray ****

    • @ancelrick5396
      @ancelrick5396 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      click bait. lol

    •  4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Maybe get a dictionary.

    • @rush92287
      @rush92287 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      U can admit something without being ashamed of it.

  • @matthewmaguire3554
    @matthewmaguire3554 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    I drove a cab in NYC back in the eighties and one time picked up Bill. When asked where he was going he was honest enough to say to his therapist....said had just gotten back from the Himalayas after making a movie... asked for an autograph and he wrote a short letter to my sister.....low key and memorable...always something when driving that cab...

    • @rikiishitoru8885
      @rikiishitoru8885 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He actually went to the Himalayas for The Razor's Edge?

  • @likeriver
    @likeriver 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3322

    It's amazing that some of the funniest guys in Film (Robin Williams, Bill Murray) seemed to suffer and feel so deeply.

    • @wildbillhackett
      @wildbillhackett 8 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      Not to mention Steve Martin.

    • @nickbooth4121
      @nickbooth4121 8 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      Steve Martin is not funny.

    • @wildbillhackett
      @wildbillhackett 8 ปีที่แล้ว +263

      Steve Martin is funny.

    • @matszz
      @matszz 8 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      "There is no laughter in heaven" Mark Twain

    • @eddytritten
      @eddytritten 8 ปีที่แล้ว +151

      Jim carrey also suffered from severe depression at some point. Without talking about George Carlin who had to do drugs. Sensitive peoples.

  • @vanderley3
    @vanderley3 9 ปีที่แล้ว +641

    Bill Murray is amazing. This guy gives honest thoughtful and humble answers to interview questions than I've ever seen any other actors do.

    • @cherylpoitras9400
      @cherylpoitras9400 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      vanderley3 I've only seen 1 other actor be as honest as Bill, and that's Gene Wilder. 2 great men.

    • @asnie607
      @asnie607 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      vanderley3 deeply underrated actor

    • @KaiMax_23
      @KaiMax_23 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      If he respects a good question, sure.

    • @reaganhutchins3058
      @reaganhutchins3058 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Jason Minton bill murry was/is an arsehole.

    • @haloed-hero
      @haloed-hero 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      True..

  • @j.dragon651
    @j.dragon651 3 ปีที่แล้ว +597

    I am so glad I don't suffer from depression and rarely even "get down." My heart goes out to those who do, hang in there.

    • @Udontknow
      @Udontknow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      What a lovely comment in the web - thanks! ♥ for u 2

    • @brettfrimmer6567
      @brettfrimmer6567 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      It’s indescribable. You’re sad but you don’t know why, sometimes there’s a reason sometimes there isn’t. Sometimes it’s not acute, it lies just below the surface, it’s there and you just want turn the switch off much like you turning the tv off.

    • @dmac2899
      @dmac2899 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@j.dragon651 what?

    • @j.dragon651
      @j.dragon651 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@dmac2899 Sorry, wrong thread, bad comment.

    • @nathanmantle377
      @nathanmantle377 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Don't be how I was and assume it will never happen to you - Please, if you enter a part of your life that feels wrong, and you find yourself starting to feel trapped, run in the other direction before it takes hold of you. I was "normal" and then suddenly I wasn't.

  • @welshman100
    @welshman100 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3635

    He looks like Groundhog Day never ended for him.
    (Edit: after getting notified of a reply to this and see 3.5k likes... just want to say I feel a little bad about the comment and if by chance Bill sees it, sorry man was just in jest. Love you.)

    • @hang-sangitch
      @hang-sangitch 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Lolol 😂

    • @julio-iz3sk
      @julio-iz3sk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Scrimjaw 😆

    • @bragee
      @bragee 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That's true...

    • @jenniferbagwell8177
      @jenniferbagwell8177 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I love that movie and I was thinking the same exact thing!!😂

    • @FighterFlash
      @FighterFlash 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What would he want to do with a ground hog?? I could think of a couple of things....

  • @RyGuy913
    @RyGuy913 7 ปีที่แล้ว +704

    When I found the painting online, I was immediately struck by how it looked to me like the sun was going down, not coming up. My first thought about that was, "How lucky that Bill interpreted it as a sunrise, rather than a sunset, because the other way around he might've become even more despondent." My second thought was, "Or maybe it wasn't chance or luck at all. Maybe the part of him that wanted to live guided him to the art institute because he had some intuition it would help, and then once there that desire for life conspired with the painting to engage his predicament and inspire him not to give up." My 2 cents.

    • @PrivateAckbar
      @PrivateAckbar 6 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      Larks sing at dawn.

    • @jenniferweston7621
      @jenniferweston7621 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      I believe the artist, Jules Adolphe Breton, is the one who identified the time of day as sunrise.

    • @jessejamieson5629
      @jessejamieson5629 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      I saw a sunset at first glance as well, leaving the lady lost. I don’t think it matters how the artist interpreted the painting, everyone can see it differently.

    • @blancemoore
      @blancemoore 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      As from Romeo and Juliet, “It was the lark, the herald of the morn, “

    • @MsBettyRubble
      @MsBettyRubble 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @Dr Coriolanus Von Strangelove Farmers work from sun up to sun down, nitwit. Haven't you heard of the harvest moon?

  • @brendabenjamin155
    @brendabenjamin155 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1273

    Bill Murray is a regular guy. After that a great entertainer. I'm a toilet cleaner. We are both great at our jobs and the world loves us. Thank goodness for us .

    • @Zetsuke4
      @Zetsuke4 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      yes

    • @Brunomgonzalez
      @Brunomgonzalez 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      This comment really helped me out. Thank you.

    • @walpurgina8366
      @walpurgina8366 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      In the end of the day we are all just toilet paper.

    • @Sevey11
      @Sevey11 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Be the best that you can be at whatever task is in front of you, it is the attitude and action that is noticed not the task itself.

    • @hangedups2608
      @hangedups2608 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      🙏

  • @gloriboigaming7583
    @gloriboigaming7583 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4498

    Bill: "I was ready to die."
    Audience: HAHAHAHAHA!

    • @sadisticgirl_
      @sadisticgirl_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @TheEnd r/whoosh

    • @hanfrencken6208
      @hanfrencken6208 4 ปีที่แล้ว +165

      Yeah kinda sad

    • @theuniquebean
      @theuniquebean 4 ปีที่แล้ว +345

      Exactly. It’s like people are just programmed to laugh at what he says because he is so funny, but that was such a serious and sad moment. No one listens anymore.

    • @marcd7332
      @marcd7332 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      TheEnd Seriously?

    • @inverted311
      @inverted311 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Angel _ Yeah, think that was his point..... 😕

  • @Handbook08
    @Handbook08 7 ปีที่แล้ว +426

    "I started walking. And I walked for a couple of hours. And I realized that I had walked the wrong direction. And not just the wrong direction in terms of where I live. But *the wrong direction in terms of the desire to stay alive*". What a beautiful statement.

    • @Io-Io-Io
      @Io-Io-Io 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hardly beautiful but terrible

    • @Io-Io-Io
      @Io-Io-Io 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@elevatedaspirations only someone who doesn't know tragedy can say such crap

    •  4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You simple minded pricks.

    • @Io-Io-Io
      @Io-Io-Io 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@elevatedaspirations life's one big tragedy and calling it beautiful is mocking those who suffer.

    • @stevegoodfry2466
      @stevegoodfry2466 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@elevatedaspirations Damn son.

  • @martineldritch
    @martineldritch ปีที่แล้ว +16

    It's great to hear Bill's story. The Song of the Lark had the same effect on me when I first saw it. I had a layover to catch my train back to college in NY and I was toiling away in a math/science major that I really wasn't happy with. I walked to the museum and saw the painting and it whisked me back to my childhood where I would get up early in the morning in Summer to pick in the strawberry fields of a local tavern. Her hope and fatigue as she stood there in the dawn to hear the first waking birds cast a spell of connection on me that spanned the centuries between the artist and myself and I knew the darkness in my life was just a passing spell that would vanish with the new day. I look at the painting now and can only think, man, she has Really big feet.
    I'm really glad Bill stuck with acting, "The Razor's Edge" is still one of my favorite films.

    • @TungB
      @TungB ปีที่แล้ว

      Such a fantastic story of arts power to influence, in more ways than one. Big feet transform lives.

  • @danmcn61
    @danmcn61 3 ปีที่แล้ว +638

    The painting "The Song of the Lark" was done by Jules Adolphe Breton in 1884.

    • @alexiswilliamsinc
      @alexiswilliamsinc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Thank you! 💌

    • @cban8637
      @cban8637 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@alexiswilliamsinc Edit: I was mistaken it s indeed the aurora, not the Dusk.

    • @joygatewood8028
      @joygatewood8028 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Hithere-ek4qt thank you!

    • @alexiswilliamsinc
      @alexiswilliamsinc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@cban8637 And isn’t that ..art? The little details that stand out from one person to the next, even from artist to observer, can’t be controlled or anticipated. How many people have said this: that once it’s in the hands of the public, it no longer belongs to them as the artist? We might not always agree, but at the very least, I’m grateful for the misconceptions that got Bill Murray here mostly intact. 💌

    • @alexiswilliamsinc
      @alexiswilliamsinc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Hithere-ek4qt Nice historic record! Thanks.

  • @paulhare662
    @paulhare662 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Long before hearing this tale, I spotted a print of "The Song of the Lark" in a thrift store. It stopped me dead in my tracks. It now hangs in my home where I see it every day and still makes me stop for a moment.

    • @janbarrett4544
      @janbarrett4544 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I Google that painting and I can see why it is so effective! I ordered a print today.

    • @paulhare662
      @paulhare662 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@janbarrett4544 Cool. There is something in her expression. Several somethings.

  • @lorenlash9174
    @lorenlash9174 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    That was way deeper than I expected. I've always loved Bill Murray.

  • @alexiswilliamsinc
    @alexiswilliamsinc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    I’ve always been fascinated by Bill Murray. His story here - and his expressions before and during - remind me why. I know why the audience giggled trying to decipher whether he was being sarcastic, since much of his humor has been, too. But something about him makes me want to just listen to him talk about the things he has seen with this same heartbreaking honesty.

  • @linjicakonikon7666
    @linjicakonikon7666 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Holy Moly!! I grew up in Chicago and went often to the Art Institute. The Song of the Lark was and still is my favorite painting. The young peasant woman is standing, listening to the Lark, a small grace in her life of labor.

  • @biffbifford402
    @biffbifford402 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    About 15 yrs ago I was going through an extreme low point in my life. You name it, it was going wrong, and going wrong for a long time. I was tired of losing. One day I looked down on my desk and saw my roll of Lifesaver candies, and I sort of laughed inside because my thought was, “these aren’t working.” I eventually worked my way out of the rut, only to find a more challenging set of circumstances many years later. And I’m digging my way out of those challenges with some success as well. Sure I’d like to have things easier, but my success rate on getting through tough days is 100%. Yours will be to.

    • @squillen
      @squillen 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hell yeah man. Thank you for sharing your story.

    • @biffbifford402
      @biffbifford402 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mysteriousmarissa Even since writing that post, my life has changed again; this time incredibly good and amazing things beyond what I ever thought possible. Life is funny. I am truly blessed.

    • @swisskiwi1478
      @swisskiwi1478 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bill, you seem to already have something that many people don’t - resilience - and it is your own personal « lifesaver ».
      You’ll see that it will pull through whatever life throws at you. In that way you are so much luckier (=successful) than most.
      I wish you well.

  • @adammullins3535
    @adammullins3535 9 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Such a real and honest response...

  • @dbclips
    @dbclips 8 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    Of course Bill would not read this, but I will say anyway, "Thanks Bill," for bringing this lovely perspective and dimension to this already gorgeous work.

    • @pearlharbour3300
      @pearlharbour3300 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      my names gareth,and i enjoyed reding your comment.

    • @billpaxton7525
      @billpaxton7525 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Hey, Bill here. You're welcome.

    • @PhilEverytHinG
      @PhilEverytHinG 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@billpaxton7525 Thanks Bill you our hero

    • @ilqrd.6608
      @ilqrd.6608 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      pearl harbour you came so close to a good answer

  • @dootdoot33
    @dootdoot33 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I needed this. Thank you.

  • @rr7firefly
    @rr7firefly 8 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Bill rarely disappoints. He warms my heart by reviving my own memories of taking the South Shore train to Michigan Street to see great art at the Art Institute .
    One thing I'd like to point out: when you look up Breton's painting, be sure to focus some attention on the young woman's face. Her expression is a big part of what might have inspired Bill.

    • @ichabod1370
      @ichabod1370 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I think she's singing: she is the lark.

  • @FireTiger941
    @FireTiger941 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    One of the saddest things I've ever heard. Honestly made me cry, because I feel this way too :'(

    • @Pitman856
      @Pitman856 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      sending love bud 🥰

    • @juliapigworthy
      @juliapigworthy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Have you ever seen the film Amelie'? It's a sad film in many ways but heartwarming too. Audrey Tatou was also in Priceless, which is another good story.

    • @biowerks
      @biowerks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same here fam, I just bought a print of this painting. It will bring me back to this story every time I walk past it.

    • @Gourgandise
      @Gourgandise 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There is more to you than you can see. You have something to share with the world you just don't see it right now.

  • @JerseyRepresenting
    @JerseyRepresenting 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Today's my Dad's birthday - he's been gone for a couple of years. The best words he ever said to me. in a time of sorrow was "No matter what happens son, the sun will rise tomorrow."

  • @OGSarah
    @OGSarah 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I love that he shared this. He’s so authentic, it’s so refreshing.

  • @gabriellamontez5312
    @gabriellamontez5312 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    These were some of the most inspiring words I've ever heard.

    • @ZicajosProductions
      @ZicajosProductions 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      janet jackson
      I disagree. Plus none of us have any place saying why he’s seemingly depressed.

    • @pauljames1807
      @pauljames1807 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @janet jackson Oh fuck off.

  • @motoboy6666
    @motoboy6666 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was the sweetest most inspirational thing

  • @FreeSpokenOne
    @FreeSpokenOne 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I never realized over all these years how much I would come to love this man, his message, and beautiful personality… until recently I had no idea who he was but now I see how genuine, kind, and gentle his heart is. I’m glad he stuck around and shared his unique sensitive talent.

    • @janbarrett4544
      @janbarrett4544 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm glad he saw that painting and made the connection!

  • @BladeRunner-td8be
    @BladeRunner-td8be 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    From that meager beginning who would have thought he would rise like a phoenix from the ashes. Yet he did. I've never met Bill in person but he never ceases to amaze me. Definitely one of my heroes. Cheers

  • @metaspherz
    @metaspherz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Life has its ups and downs, to be sure, and how we react to those highs and lows determines our mental landscape. Bill found solace in a painting after walking many miles, but he could just as easily have gone to a movie and watched a comedy, watched children having fun playing in a park, or heard a happy baby laugh. At the time of his greatest need, he saw a painting that anchored him in the reality that life was worth living and that failure makes you stronger if you leave it behind yesterday at the start of each new day. Bless all that reads this!

  • @LiliWhiteWorld
    @LiliWhiteWorld 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    He seems so genuine. Great story.

    • @billmurry665
      @billmurry665 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for all the love❤ and support. Seriously blown away by the love from all of you.thank you

  • @jasonjackson5696
    @jasonjackson5696 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    His genius is his simplicity & being totally grounded while seizing each present moment.
    He has no agent, which gives him a creative freedom & detaching himself from the Hollywood pressure machine - a very rare individual.

  • @charlesrunthesum5991
    @charlesrunthesum5991 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I always like listening to Bill..Dude comes off with very relevant thoughts to any question. Always pauses and thinks longer then most and that has a lot of value to me. This guy is timeless. Thinks and acts consistently as a being not in transit, but already there from start to finish..age can't touch him.

  • @floofy5529
    @floofy5529 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    That was actually quite beautiful. I googled the painting and would have never (I don't think) seen what he described if I hadn't heard it from him first.

    • @jollyjoan
      @jollyjoan 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      its funny how he perceived the meaning of the painting, cause for me it looks like the sun is setting. if he saw it the same way i did it could have given him a more depressing feeling.

    • @hitty9
      @hitty9 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He did say that it was partially untrue. So was probably the part about what the painting meant.

  • @Anthem127
    @Anthem127 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    One of the hardest lessons to learn alone is learning not only is it OK to fail but it should be welcomed when it does happen. Learn to grow from failure.

    • @markg999
      @markg999 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      True...its even better when we learn from other peoples mistakes.

  • @dianewilkins4418
    @dianewilkins4418 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I don’t know what you’re going through, friend, but keep your chin up.
    Thanks for being you and I’m glad you are still here🙏🏼

  • @Mattman003
    @Mattman003 8 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Creativity is my favorite antidepressant, along with family, friends and exercise...but I don't have any of those other things while I'm at work so I'm always tapping into my creativity to stay happy.

    • @wownewstome6123
      @wownewstome6123 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @M. J, your comment is the best one I've ever read. Thanks for posting it.

  • @as48507
    @as48507 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    He’s an absolute living legend... I saw him live a few years back, just him, a small string section and a pianist... it was special.. he threw roses to the crowd at the end of the night, one caught by my girl... we still have the rose. Just awesome...

  • @billfisk3323
    @billfisk3323 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    What a sincere and poignant story from Bill Murray. Thank you Mr Murray for trusting us enough to share that private piece of you with all of us. It was uplifting.

  • @ChescoYT
    @ChescoYT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    And now that painting's value has just exploded in value!

    • @janX9
      @janX9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hard to say it's value. It's in a museum and not for sale.

  • @rolcox1816
    @rolcox1816 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    He is so honest of character, I love Bill Murray.

  • @kathleen4376
    @kathleen4376 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Humble , genuine genius who knows how to be relatable and engaging. Great story !

  • @limitless1692
    @limitless1692 8 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Man , he is priceless

    • @robertlaporte2998
      @robertlaporte2998 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We sometimes are.!We just have to feel it for ourselves.

  • @peteragurkis3590
    @peteragurkis3590 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    I see lots of comments talking about how it's hard to read his emotions and that he looks miserable, probably has something to do with the fact that when you're depressed you're always miserable and look like that. He looks like he's been fighting a long fight

    • @shipwrecker37
      @shipwrecker37 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      There's this scene at the end of Logan that ripped me to shreds because Wolverine looks tired since he's been fighting for a long time. Reminds me of how depression can chip away at your soul and it feels like you're always fighting it. Truly draining stuff.

    • @BlackSeranna
      @BlackSeranna 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have a face like that so I feel like, at least, with the face masks, no one can see my downturned lips (I’ve no idea why my face is like this - it’s been a lifelong dream to get braces, because I have a cross bite; I feel if I could remedy it my lips would be straight). For those who know me, I love to laugh when I feel good. When I don’t, the sky is purely bleak. People like Bill, me, Robin, really anyone who has fought chronic depression, why, we become battleships covered in seaweed from the great and furious storms lashing out at us. And yet, for the most part, we do come to port. I make a point to try to stay on land.

  • @KyloRen4238
    @KyloRen4238 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Bill Murray
    Movies
    1. Peter Venkman, Martin Heiss - Ghostbusters 1, 2, 3, 4 Afterlife, 5 Frozen Empire 1984 - 1989 - 2016 - 2021 - 2024
    2. Bill Murray - Zombieland 1, 2 Double Tap 2009 - 2019
    3. Ice Pick - Dumb and Dumber To 2014
    4. Garfield - Garfield 1, 2 A Tail of Two Kitties 2004 - 2006
    5. Frank Detorre - Osmosis Jones 2001
    6. Bill Murray - Space Jam 1996
    7. Bob Wiley - What About Bob? 1991

  • @sarikatimmi
    @sarikatimmi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    oh no. how bleak the world would be without him. too sad a thought.

    • @reaganhutchins3058
      @reaganhutchins3058 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not for me. 😌

    • @simplebidnessman
      @simplebidnessman 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Reagan Hutchins why is that?

    • @reaganhutchins3058
      @reaganhutchins3058 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@simplebidnessman I'll admit he's great at what he does, I like some of his characters.

    • @robzilla730
      @robzilla730 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Love Bill Murray... But, I can only watch him in Wes Anderson movies nowadays. Wes knows EXACTLY how to make best use of His talents.

  • @VVhistory
    @VVhistory 3 ปีที่แล้ว +438

    I hate when people can't take comedians serious when they speak from their heart, like did he say a joke? He smiled because people laughed....people is F stupid man...
    Anyway. He talked about Jules Breton's painting. Soo moving and touching

    • @DavidLS1
      @DavidLS1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Like Peter Griffin watching Tom Hanks in Philadelphia.

    • @DavidLS1
      @DavidLS1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Max Boal Family Guy reference.
      th-cam.com/video/KlcZ2zXvLgM/w-d-xo.html

    • @cantagiousca5220
      @cantagiousca5220 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's because they are all hanging on his comedy rather than anything serious he has ever been,hes a comedian,maybe he should have went into drama

    • @graceygrumble
      @graceygrumble 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      This was a British audience. So,
      1. Bill Murray is funny and they were preprogrammed to expect funny.
      2. British people laugh at failure - in themselves and others. The tales of "You'll never guess what happened to me... I wanted the ground to swallow me up... I wanted to die!", plus the deadpan delivery, is the 'comedy gold' standard, in the pub, with your friends. They thought he was using hyperbole, initially.
      3. This kind of genuine openness, to strangers, is un-British - totally alien.
      4. On realising he was serious, they listened with respect.
      It's a different culture. One where comedy and comedians are possibly taken more seriously than anywhere else on earth.

    • @h00db01i
      @h00db01i 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      moving, sure. touching, aye. but wtf is that darkness? ah, I member, it's the thing that lets us die

  • @brownleatherboot277
    @brownleatherboot277 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful to hear someone be so candid/authentic. Thank You Mr. Murray

  • @WarBoy87
    @WarBoy87 5 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    That is one exhausted looking dude right there.
    Thanks for all the laughs Bill!

    • @denisdralec1993
      @denisdralec1993 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      WarBoy.....I don't think you get his 'vibe'

  • @savage_the_wild
    @savage_the_wild 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I dont want to imagine the world without this dude

  • @theyarehere8919
    @theyarehere8919 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Mr. Murry that painting may have gave you the energy to over come your emotions. But in doing so, some of your characters that you portrayed after viewing that painting. Helped pull me back up to my starting line of my emotional life.
    I like to think of that as collateral repair. The opposite of collateral damage Thank you.

  • @AllanOMarra
    @AllanOMarra 8 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    ART HEALS ...

  • @questionblock8949
    @questionblock8949 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    man, imagine how many people gave up on life at a young age and killed themselves that couldve actually improved their lives and become so successful. it's a sad thought :(

    • @cla1814
      @cla1814 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It doesn't matter they would had die later anyway.

  • @toni_wood
    @toni_wood 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I saw Edvard Munch's "The Scream" Painting in Boston.With a face clenched in horror & distress,that Painting was the first time I ever felt someone understood how I felt. I then mirrored the painting and with tears strewn down my face,just stood silent, feeling connected to something. When it comes to Music,Theater & The Arts,it is one of t few things real for me. People & Celebrities can be fake and phony all day but ART & TRUE TALENT SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. I have respect for the few Comedians & Celebs who are honest with their truth & don't treat their fans like trash. It's refreshing to hear Bill Murray. The works of Vincent Van Gogh & Andy Warhol effect me just the same.It is on my wish list to see more of Edvard Munch,Vincent Van Gogh & Andy Warhol. Music & Art has been the only consistent good thing in my life that hasn't been taken from me. It is one of the only things keeping me alive.

    • @JOSEPHCHARLESCOLIN2024
      @JOSEPHCHARLESCOLIN2024 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good Job & Take A look at my Art & maybe You will see something first Before it hits the Mainstream News.

    • @toni_wood
      @toni_wood 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@JOSEPHCHARLESCOLIN2024 I'd love to....show me..

    • @JOSEPHCHARLESCOLIN2024
      @JOSEPHCHARLESCOLIN2024 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@toni_wood 200 vids up with each one live

    • @toni_wood
      @toni_wood 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@JOSEPHCHARLESCOLIN2024 I dont know what you mean.Do you have an art website?

    • @JOSEPHCHARLESCOLIN2024
      @JOSEPHCHARLESCOLIN2024 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@toni_wood My Art is Made on this Channel .

  • @screeningmimi
    @screeningmimi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Profound and brief answer to the eternal question "What is art?"

  • @joshalmightyblades
    @joshalmightyblades 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    We love you Bill! You're one of our greatest living voices for peace!

  • @kathysahagian7478
    @kathysahagian7478 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So glad you decided to stick around Bill. Your work has made me feel happy many times. Love you

    • @djmarsone5209
      @djmarsone5209 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@crispindry2815 what's?
      And the earth or Universe where Bill Murray Kill himself in the Middle Age , oh wait
      That's it maybe in The Ghosbusters .

  • @Draeka
    @Draeka 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Damn... I saw this video at just the right time in my life. I will never forget this.

  • @04dram04
    @04dram04 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    He has always looked like he was currently contemplating if he wants to continue living or not.

    • @smatchimo55
      @smatchimo55 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He should check out this one movie I watched a while ago... something about a hedgehog day or something :P

    • @tomiecacique
      @tomiecacique 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@smatchimo55 Groundhog day. Amazing movie.

    • @doperat9630
      @doperat9630 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@smatchimo55 ghostbusters ?

  • @Dios67
    @Dios67 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When I was feeling down after a break up the movie Lost In Translation helped me so back at ya.

    • @juliapigworthy
      @juliapigworthy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A nicely understated movie.

  • @pollyannasteiner
    @pollyannasteiner 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    crying. Bill you're a total piece of art. x

  • @smokybaconxd4218
    @smokybaconxd4218 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank god he’s alive I love his work he’s a comedy genius god bless bill Murray for filling hearts full of laughter

  • @sspbrazil
    @sspbrazil 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That painting is one of my favorite paintings and I saw it for the first time at the same place as Bill, The Chicago Institute of Arts in 1996. Everything about the painting lifted me up, the light, the colors, the composition, it’s such a simple painting of a woman with a sickle in a field, but it just hit me, I didn’t want to die like Bill the day I saw it, but I was going through a tough time in life and I took a trip to visit a friend of mine in Chicago, seeing that painting that day changed my life. I wonder if it’s still there....

    • @LDGecko
      @LDGecko ปีที่แล้ว

      It was there last year when I visited. Caught my eye and have a framed replica now in my house.

  • @sentientthundertank2079
    @sentientthundertank2079 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Always loved Bill even when I was kid in the 80's, I had four heroes, Indiana Jones, Peter Venkman, Luke Skywalker and Optimus prime, I always just wanted to meet Bill and get to know him.

    • @IronMan-tk8uc
      @IronMan-tk8uc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He said on Letterman a few years ago that people still call him Venkman while walking on the streets of NY.

    • @juliapigworthy
      @juliapigworthy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Optimus Prime though? The truck robot?

    • @sentientthundertank2079
      @sentientthundertank2079 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@juliapigworthy i was under 10 years old so yes

  • @visualonestudio
    @visualonestudio 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I thought that was a picture of Bill Murray until he starting blinking.

    • @jhopsi
      @jhopsi 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha me too.

  • @ireneelizabeth4462
    @ireneelizabeth4462 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautifully said. Uplifting. Thank you.

  • @Meggs23
    @Meggs23 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    and thank you, bill, you may have just saved me. for all that you do, thank you.

    • @menroflkuk
      @menroflkuk 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Megg Sohn Is everything okay? If you git no one to talk to, send me a message :)

  • @YowLife
    @YowLife 3 ปีที่แล้ว +598

    That stage Bill left is still waiting for him to come back.

  • @elizabethbrown8833
    @elizabethbrown8833 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love hs humour a truly genuine soul with many spiritual layers. An old soul. 🌌🌎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙🦅🇺🇲🙏

  • @TheLeatheryman
    @TheLeatheryman 8 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    The other guys are sitting there going "Fuck! How can I possibly come up with a better story than that?"

    • @fratertenc7589
      @fratertenc7589 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +TheLeatheryman Why does Bill always look so depressed and mostly drained/tired? Does he actually have MDD or bipolar or something? Or is it just age and more the way he is

    • @CosmicTeapot
      @CosmicTeapot 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      +Frater Tenc a lot of great comedians hide sadness inside. Robin Williams is a good example of that phenomenon. Sometimes, it's hard to find happiness when everyone just assumes you already have it because of the characters you play.

    • @fratertenc7589
      @fratertenc7589 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Son Of Montreal Well put, thanks. Yeah I've been watching a lot of videos lately regarding MK-Ultra (and that sort of thing) and "mind control". And, of course, the "Illuminati" who are apparently now the pop stars, or at least they're claimed to be mind-controlled. That's a bit off topic, but my point is t hat while I acknowledge that possibility, I think in general the court jester type of person who craves to please other people at the cost of insulting himself or herself simply is that way and has often a lot of other "baggage" as we call it. Have a great day.

  • @sallyharmon6639
    @sallyharmon6639 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Loved him in "lost in translation".

  • @tzsaint9113
    @tzsaint9113 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don’t like how all my favorite actors are getting old...we will never see them star a movie again 😞

  • @vitalysavicks6756
    @vitalysavicks6756 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One of the greatest actors! His thoughts are always very deep and philosophical

  • @MartiniBlankontherest
    @MartiniBlankontherest 4 ปีที่แล้ว +910

    Bill : " i was ready to kill myself"
    Audience : 😂

    • @NoFapKing
      @NoFapKing 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@nickdryad That's fucked up

    • @nickdryad
      @nickdryad 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      NoFapKing Gallows humour. Hyperbole. Don’t be so literal. It was a joke.

    • @nickdryad
      @nickdryad 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      BREAKING NATURE Gallows humour. Hyperbole. Don’t be so literal. It was a joke.

    • @nickdryad
      @nickdryad 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      jack0834 Gallows humour. Hyperbole. Don’t be so literal. It was a joke.

    • @IHMadeThis
      @IHMadeThis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Just naturally funny. Chappelle has the same problem. He will say serious stuff and people will laugh. Happened on his Inside The Actors Studio.

  • @webmanager5523
    @webmanager5523 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Powerful story. Thanks for sharing.

  • @catiatavares7757
    @catiatavares7757 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This was an incredible touching story, and very intimate. Art can save lives and bring hope to our soul

  • @JohnLloydScharf
    @JohnLloydScharf 9 ปีที่แล้ว +512

    “The Song of the Lark” by Jules-Adolphe Breton:

    • @ogungou9
      @ogungou9 9 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      +John Lloyd Scharf: Thanks.

    • @alexkije
      @alexkije 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes, thanks.

    • @mark1952able
      @mark1952able 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Thanks for sharing the Artist's name for the song of the lark.

    • @raymondgomez5057
      @raymondgomez5057 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      John Lloyd Scharf well that was a very thoughtful comment. No extra self glamorization or claiming to know a bunch of rare facts about bill, insinuating the rest of us know less and u know more on the subject. Simple, to the point, and exactly what I was looking for in the comment thread. Thank you.

    • @DeadAbeVigoda
      @DeadAbeVigoda 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I have a copy of that painting in my home. It's never saved my life though.

  • @corpsi9761
    @corpsi9761 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "A child dies a mother crys. The sun still shines."

  • @jasoncampbell5131
    @jasoncampbell5131 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    "I am a person and I get another chance everyday when the sun comes up." - Bill Murray

  • @49dwalin55
    @49dwalin55 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Creating comedy out of the darkest of moments. God bless you Bill

  • @rockstariii5336
    @rockstariii5336 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Bill Murray is an absolute legend! I love and respect this man. Thank you for the great times throughout the years Mr. Murray

  • @tomeverett2212
    @tomeverett2212 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    It's been said that humanity laughs because otherwise we would cry.

  • @EBUNNY2012
    @EBUNNY2012 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Art tells us we are human and that it is alright. - brian padrick drake

  • @willmpet
    @willmpet 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    "The sun's coming up anyway" I had a course in college. One credit only. We needed to experience community life and so we had to attend many things. I figured out how to do it in one day though it normally would take weeks. But, I went to several museums as part of the requirements, but I was caught. I loved the museums and still do. They changed and improved my life!

  • @mcrettable
    @mcrettable 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    i love all the giggles at his "i was pretty much dead"

  • @Cyba_IT
    @Cyba_IT 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I love how when the question is directed at Bill he looks like he's thinking, "How the f am I going to answer this random bloody question?!" and then he comes out with this amazing and thought provoking story. Legend

    • @markocroft8539
      @markocroft8539 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      no, it wasn't that; he was just being sweet and awesome by looking around to his co-chairs whether it was okay for him to take the question up because he knew, by the end of the question, it had relevance.

  • @toyfabrik2993
    @toyfabrik2993 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "Congratulations first of all on a fantastic film..."
    The way Bill closes his eyes after hearing that is something only Bill can do.
    This is like a scene right out of a movie. My favorite actor by far. Just recently watched "Lost in translation" again. Awesome guy.

    • @ceIIardoor
      @ceIIardoor 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I truly believe his character in that film was closest to who he is as a person.

    • @toyfabrik2993
      @toyfabrik2993 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ceIIardoor , same here. The director, Sophia Coppola (who had so much trouble getting in touch with him in the first place) probably just told him to forget about the script and just say what he would normally say in a situation like that ^^

  • @electricjellyfish375
    @electricjellyfish375 4 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    "I too am a person. But get a chance every day the sun comes up."

    • @noone-tj2hq
      @noone-tj2hq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      how did you misquote a quote you just heard in a video you just watched and which could be re-heard with one extra second of effort? u must not have cared for the quote much.

    • @thorfox3562
      @thorfox3562 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@noone-tj2hq point taken , he paraphrased ... relax

  • @moncorp1
    @moncorp1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    never......Never......NEVER Give Up!

  • @daleboice2081
    @daleboice2081 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just went and found the painting he was talking about. Wonderful work of art. I am glad it saved his life. We are all happier that Bill is around to make us laugh.

  • @emailalpha6437
    @emailalpha6437 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Feel bad for the person who had to follow THAT answer!

    • @dalegribble60
      @dalegribble60 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      not really, the next guy said he was inspired by macaroni art figure....think it was Carrot top.

    • @NewEnglandViews
      @NewEnglandViews 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’m inspired by bacon 🥓

  • @kidkique
    @kidkique 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    "this is mostly true" - this is not an admission this is a story

  • @tenderizer
    @tenderizer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Not that I think my art is gonna save anyone's life but being reminded that at its best that is what art can do really keeps me at it when it feels like a silly futile endeavor. Thanks Bill

  • @alexkije
    @alexkije 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    That was good. I'm going to try to remember that.