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Bill Murray's Reddit AMA

Last night, Bill Murray pleasantly surprised us with a Reddit AMA in an effort to promote The Monuments Men. View the whole AMA here, and read below for a few highlights:

On Wes Anderson:

“I really love the way Wes writes with his collaborators, I like the way he shoots, and I like HIM,” Murray said. “I've become so fond of him. I love the way that he has made his art his life. And you know, it's a lesson to all of us, to take what you love and make it the way you live your life, and that way you bring love into the world.”

At the time it came out, Groundhog Day was underrated:

“The script is one of the greatest conceptual scripts I've ever seen,” he wrote. “It's a script that was so unique, so original, and yet it got no acclaim. To me it was no question that it was the greatest script of the year. To this day people are talking about it, but they forget no one paid any attention to it at the time. The execution of the script, there were great people in it.”

Interesting thoughts on marijuana:

When asked what he thought about the recreational use of marijuana, Murray didn't exactly answer the question—instead, he discussed the American penal system and the failure of the war on drugs. "Now that we have crack and crystal and whatnot, people don't even think about marijuana anymore, it's like someone watching too many videogames in comparison," he said. "The fact that states are passing laws allowing it means that its threat has been over-exaggerated. Psychologists recommend smoking marijuana rather than drinking if you are in a stressful situation. These are ancient remedies, alcohol and smoking, and they only started passing laws against them 100 years ago."

Pickles and peanut butter:

"I'm big on pickles, but I've never had them with peanut butter," he says. "I really like peanut butter though. I'm kind of surprised because I like them both so much that I haven't combined them.”

Awesomeness:

When one user asked Murray what it was like to be so awesome, Murray replied, “Nothing prepared me for being this awesome. It's kind of a shock. It's kind of a shock to wake up every morning and be bathed in this purple light.”

Highlights via Mental Floss

Bill to act on HBO miniseries "Olive Kitteridge"

From Vulture:

According to Deadline, [Bill Murray] just signed on for the miniseries Olive Kitteridge, based on the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel by Elizabeth Strout. Frances McDormand will play the title character while Murray is “Jack Kennison, a local widower whom Kitteridge befriends.” The pair previously appeared together in Moonrise Kingdom as the parents of a girl smitten with a Khaki Scout.

Bill on College GameDay video

Sorry for the delay!

Bill to be the guest picker on 'College GameDay' this morning?

EDIT: Yes! Tune in now to ESPN!

According to his sons, yes! It hasn't been confirmed, but tune in to the show on ESPN so you don't miss it. He should be on around 1145, so keep your eyes peeled.

What did Bill say at the end of 'Lost in Translation'?

Well, any ideas? Here's the scene with Scarlett Johansson (10 years old now!) in question:

Yeah, I'm lost (in translation). I have no theories of my own, but Vulture has recently compiled the best guesses from around the web. Take a listen/read here. I'll be rewatching the movie instead!

Hello!

Hi, the new contributor to the BMB here, and after a little delay I'm ready to add my first (of many) contributions about our favorite actor who no one believes anything about

So without further ado:

I present a comprehensive infographic of Bill's career!

Happy belated birthday Bill!

Happy Birthday to Bill F*ckin' Murray

The man, the myth, and the legend turns 63 today! It's the first birthday the Bill Murray Blog gets to celebrate; let's all wish Bill a happy birthday with the top posts (pageviews) from the blog!

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Bill is quite the awkward kisser

Case in point:

Introducing a new contributor to the BMB

Just some site news here... I've decided to bring my little brother on board to help me out with the Bill Murray Blog. He'll introduce himself later, but just letting you all know beforehand. I meant to do this during the summer when I didn't have much time to post, but apparently I didn't have enough time to do that either! Hopefully together we'll be able to bring you more Bill Murray content on a regular basis. Let's make the Bill Murray Blog THE source for everything Bill Murray related!