Bill Murray isn’t exactly averse to doing interviews — he regularly appears on Letterman and a number of other shows, but those are almost always light-hearted and short and because of that he has somehow managed to remain rather mysterious over the years. He doesn’t feel like someone we, his adoring public, really know. But last night Murray was Charlie Rose’s guest for the full hour on his show and it was arguably the most penetrating insight into Bill Murray, the man that I’ve ever seen. It was quite delightful.
Where the interview took place is a mystery to me. Gone were Rose’s trademark wooden roundtable and black set. In its place were two wicker chairs on what looked like the set of an IKEA commercial. Regardless of the setting, Murray was more candid and introspective than I’ve certainly ever seen him be in any interview — almost moved to tears at one point. He even shared the Oscar acceptance speech he never got to give and what he whispered to ScarJo at the end of Lost In Translation.
My personal favorite aspect of the interview: Murray talks about going through life always trying to be “available.” By that he means living in the moment and not closing himself off to experiencing new things with new people, being available “for life to happen to you.” He says it’s that personal philosophy that will lead him to crash a stranger’s karaoke party and other things of that nature. Enjoy…
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I feel as though, with a little voice training, Murray could portray Rose in a biopic.
i just watched that whole interview. No wonder the interwebz loves him so much…
Me too, worth every minute
That was legitimately inspiring.
As much as I love the guy, I don’t have time to watch the whole thing. Can somebody who did just tell me what he said to ScarJo?
“I just think you gotta be present, you know, in your life and every moment, like you look in the mirror and do that thing where you look mean or whatever, ok?”
“Ok.”
Damn office web-blocking software!
I’m going to sulk.
That intro music made me think this was an interview from the 80’s.
Lol, I love me some 80’s fusion jazz.
Gotta admit, I felt a little something when he talked about John Belushi. You can tell Bill still misses him to this day.
A national goddamn treasure.
I wish Charlie Rose believed in the goddamn “Guide” function on cable. Every episode says the same fucking thing “There are no frills; just a round oak table and intelligent discussion as Rose engages newsmakers, writers and artists, including an occasional show-business celebrity.”
+3.14 I never watch this show because I’m not going to waste 7 minutes of South Park reruns just to find out he’s talking with Wolf Blitzer.
I watched this interview and enjoyed every minute, but what about Razors Edge, my all time favorite movie. Wished Bill would have said a few words about this remarkable movie.
I watched this tonight instead of starting True Detective. Don’t regret it one bit. True Detective can wait.