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.
*"I, too am a person and get another chance everyday the sun comes up."*
Beautifully said, Bill.
Also a good reference to Groundhog Day but yes beautifully said.
It was an amazing answer to the question and really captures the power art can have
This speaks volumes on his character. He doesn't have a superiority complex, that's for sure.
@@daze8410 I know many actors and comedians. Many of them are extremely insecure.
@R G I am also very insecure. But in my experience, actors, comedians and artistic types in general seem to be more insecure.
And a painting nearly killed him in Ghostbusters II
😂🤣
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
My first thought.
Best comment!:-D
Nice comeback.
Imagine being so funny that people laugh at your suicidal ideation
nothing serious has ever been useful
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 👌
Well he also smiled and laughed numerous times
If I was him I would laugh
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.
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.
Yes … we all need encouragement, it’s oxygen for the soul
New life goal: be someone's painting
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.
A blessing and a curse.
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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.
It's a curse too...trust me.
Reminds me of Michael Ricahrds' apology that he made about saying the N word
I too am a person and I get a new chance everyday, when the sun comes up. - Bill Murray
That sentence made my eyes water.
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".
😭😭
Well just fuck.
@@AlexTapisevic I think that quote "you kill every opportunity he will ever have" is from the movie _Unforgiven_
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.
What a lovely comment in the web - thanks! ♥ for u 2
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.
@@j.dragon651 what?
@@dmac2899 Sorry, wrong thread, bad comment.
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.
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...
I miss cabs. I tell all my family members I trust cab drivers way more than Uber or Lyft drivers. Jerry Seinfeld said it once (more or less) that no matter how fast or crazy a cab driver is you inherently trust them. My reasoning is probably flawed but the way I look at is cab drivers drive for a living and most Uber/Lyft drivers do it just to make some extra dough on the side.
He actually went to the Himalayas for The Razor's Edge?
Bill: "I was ready to die."
Audience: HAHAHAHAHA!
@TheEnd r/whoosh
Yeah kinda sad
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.
TheEnd Seriously?
Angel _ Yeah, think that was his point..... 😕
It's amazing that some of the funniest guys in Film (Robin Williams, Bill Murray) seemed to suffer and feel so deeply.
Not to mention Steve Martin.
Steve Martin is not funny.
Steve Martin is funny.
"There is no laughter in heaven" Mark Twain
Jim carrey also suffered from severe depression at some point. Without talking about George Carlin who had to do drugs. Sensitive peoples.
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.
I Google that painting and I can see why it is so effective! I ordered a print today.
@@janbarrett4544 Cool. There is something in her expression. Several somethings.
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.
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.)
Lolol 😂
Scrimjaw 😆
That's true...
I love that movie and I was thinking the same exact thing!!😂
What would he want to do with a ground hog?? I could think of a couple of things....
Bill Murray is amazing. This guy gives honest thoughtful and humble answers to interview questions than I've ever seen any other actors do.
vanderley3 I've only seen 1 other actor be as honest as Bill, and that's Gene Wilder. 2 great men.
vanderley3 deeply underrated actor
If he respects a good question, sure.
@Jason Minton bill murry was/is an arsehole.
True..
That was way deeper than I expected. I've always loved Bill Murray.
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.
Such a fantastic story of arts power to influence, in more ways than one. Big feet transform lives.
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
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.
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.
That's very true
Very true Artie. Humor is about all I do have left especially if I can cause someone to smile and laugh.
*exercised
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.
Larks sing at dawn.
I believe the artist, Jules Adolphe Breton, is the one who identified the time of day as sunrise.
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.
As from Romeo and Juliet, “It was the lark, the herald of the morn, “
@Dr Coriolanus Von Strangelove Farmers work from sun up to sun down, nitwit. Haven't you heard of the harvest moon?
My God, for me personally, I cannot fathom a world without Bill Murray... I have been watching him since I was a kid back in the 70's.
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.
Hell yeah man. Thank you for sharing your story.
@@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.
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.
"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.
Hardly beautiful but terrible
@@elevatedaspirations only someone who doesn't know tragedy can say such crap
You simple minded pricks.
@@elevatedaspirations life's one big tragedy and calling it beautiful is mocking those who suffer.
@@elevatedaspirations Damn son.
The painting "The Song of the Lark" was done by Jules Adolphe Breton in 1884.
Thank you! 💌
@@alexiswilliamsinc Edit: I was mistaken it s indeed the aurora, not the Dusk.
@@Hithere-ek4qt thank you!
@@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. 💌
@@Hithere-ek4qt Nice historic record! Thanks.
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."
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 .
yes
This comment really helped me out. Thank you.
In the end of the day we are all just toilet paper.
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.
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"Admits" is the wrong word. It wasn't anything to be ashamed of.
Absolutely agree with that 100%
There is always something that saves us --biking, cooking, gardening, , music, reading, woodworking or whatever that gives us peace.
B. Murray ****
click bait. lol
Maybe get a dictionary.
U can admit something without being ashamed of it.
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.
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.
I'm glad he saw that painting and made the connection!
I love that he shared this. He’s so authentic, it’s so refreshing.
One of the saddest things I've ever heard. Honestly made me cry, because I feel this way too :'(
sending love bud 🥰
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.
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.
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.
Such a real and honest response...
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!
Beautiful to hear someone be so candid/authentic. Thank You Mr. Murray
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.
my names gareth,and i enjoyed reding your comment.
Hey, Bill here. You're welcome.
@@billpaxton7525 Thanks Bill you our hero
pearl harbour you came so close to a good answer
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.
I think she's singing: she is the lark.
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.
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🙏🏼
And now that painting's value has just exploded in value!
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.
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.
He has always looked like he was currently contemplating if he wants to continue living or not.
He should check out this one movie I watched a while ago... something about a hedgehog day or something :P
@@smatchimo645 Groundhog day. Amazing movie.
@@smatchimo645 ghostbusters ?
These were some of the most inspiring words I've ever heard.
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I disagree. Plus none of us have any place saying why he’s seemingly depressed.
@janet jackson Oh fuck off.
He seems so genuine. Great story.
Thanks for all the love❤ and support. Seriously blown away by the love from all of you.thank you
Humble , genuine genius who knows how to be relatable and engaging. Great story !
Powerful story. Thanks for sharing.
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
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.
True...its even better when we learn from other peoples mistakes.
Damn. What a lovely, touching answer to that question. And it gives such insight into what makes Bill tick. Thank you, Bill.
I am very glad that Bill saw that painting, and drew inspiration from it. The world is a much better place because of Bill’s Comedic and dramatic contributions to it.
The other guys are sitting there going "Fuck! How can I possibly come up with a better story than that?"
+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
+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.
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.
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.
@M. J, your comment is the best one I've ever read. Thanks for posting it.
Thanks for the video. Have a great day.
Touching story.
O my god. What a beautiful soul. So kind of him to share this
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.
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.
He did say that it was partially untrue. So was probably the part about what the painting meant.
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...
So glad you decided to stick around Bill. Your work has made me feel happy many times. Love you
@@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 .
I needed this. Thank you.
That is one exhausted looking dude right there.
Thanks for all the laughs Bill!
WarBoy.....I don't think you get his 'vibe'
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 :(
It doesn't matter they would had die later anyway.
This was an incredible touching story, and very intimate. Art can save lives and bring hope to our soul
That’s beautiful and I’m glad I saw him and heard him tell this story.
He is so honest of character, I love Bill Murray.
Bill : " i was ready to kill myself"
Audience : 😂
@@nickdryad That's fucked up
NoFapKing Gallows humour. Hyperbole. Don’t be so literal. It was a joke.
BREAKING NATURE Gallows humour. Hyperbole. Don’t be so literal. It was a joke.
jack0834 Gallows humour. Hyperbole. Don’t be so literal. It was a joke.
Just naturally funny. Chappelle has the same problem. He will say serious stuff and people will laugh. Happened on his Inside The Actors Studio.
"A child dies a mother crys. The sun still shines."
Beautifully said. Uplifting. Thank you.
I dont want to imagine the world without this dude
I thought that was a picture of Bill Murray until he starting blinking.
Haha me too.
This struck me, it made me tear up....always have hope!
Incredibly this real life event is far more moving & inspiring than anything I've ever seen in any film or read in any book. God bless you Bill Murray.
oh no. how bleak the world would be without him. too sad a thought.
Not for me. 😌
Reagan Hutchins why is that?
@@simplebidnessman I'll admit he's great at what he does, I like some of his characters.
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.
Profound and brief answer to the eternal question "What is art?"
Read a dictionary.
That stage Bill left is still waiting for him to come back.
Ok
shut up
My big fat nuts dragging across the kitchen table
Yo shut the fuck up
Gonorrhea gobler.
What an amazing question ask by the journalist … to encourage such a profound and inspiring answer.
Life changing indeed.
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.
He said on Letterman a few years ago that people still call him Venkman while walking on the streets of NY.
Optimus Prime though? The truck robot?
@@juliapigworthy i was under 10 years old so yes
"I am a person and I get another chance everyday when the sun comes up." - Bill Murray
Hugs to you , Bill . Thanks to God you found your way that day ; and realized that there’s always another tomorrow and another chance to live; for so many reasons 😢♥️⭐️
Beautifully put.
“The Song of the Lark” by Jules-Adolphe Breton:
+John Lloyd Scharf: Thanks.
Yes, thanks.
Thanks for sharing the Artist's name for the song of the lark.
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.
I have a copy of that painting in my home. It's never saved my life though.
Man , he is priceless
We sometimes are.!We just have to feel it for ourselves.
Beautifully said. I hope that people feel the same when they see the extent of my genre and body of work over the 5+ decades that I've been at it - and will for another great many.
There is something so zen about bill, how he speaks, how he carries himself, conducts himself.
crying. Bill you're a total piece of art. x
and thank you, bill, you may have just saved me. for all that you do, thank you.
Megg Sohn Is everything okay? If you git no one to talk to, send me a message :)
So down to earth and well loved
Bill Murray is one of the most inspirational people but also the most down to earth that’s
Bill Murray is an absolute legend! I love and respect this man. Thank you for the great times throughout the years Mr. Murray
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
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.
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.
I don’t like how all my favorite actors are getting old...we will never see them star a movie again 😞
One of the greatest actors! His thoughts are always very deep and philosophical
ART HEALS ...
@1Dudelove music is art my dude
Thank god he’s alive I love his work he’s a comedy genius god bless bill Murray for filling hearts full of laughter
We love you Bill! You're one of our greatest living voices for peace!
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....
It was there last year when I visited. Caught my eye and have a framed replica now in my house.
"I too am a person. But get a chance every day the sun comes up."
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.
@@noone-tj2hq point taken , he paraphrased ... relax
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.
Good Job & Take A look at my Art & maybe You will see something first Before it hits the Mainstream News.
@@JOSEPHCHARLESCOLIN2024 I'd love to....show me..
@@toni_wood 200 vids up with each one live
@@JOSEPHCHARLESCOLIN2024 I dont know what you mean.Do you have an art website?
@@toni_wood My Art is Made on this Channel .
You can always count on Bill Murray to steer a question in an entire different direction and floor you with brutal honesty.
Now he gave me the same courage too! Thank you so much... Ram 🙏💛
Damn... I saw this video at just the right time in my life. I will never forget this.
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
Like Peter Griffin watching Tom Hanks in Philadelphia.
@Max Boal Family Guy reference.
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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
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.
moving, sure. touching, aye. but wtf is that darkness? ah, I member, it's the thing that lets us die
When I was feeling down after a break up the movie Lost In Translation helped me so back at ya.
A nicely understated movie.
My god!It makes you realise that this is just another person but alsø a man of great Feeling and inspiration even in his own darkness.
Great Interview.
Thank you for sharing.