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Movie acting suits me because I only need to be good for ninety seconds at a time.

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Bill Murray
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: September 21
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William James Bill Murray
William James Murray
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I would jump into the middle of the street and say, excuse me, there's a Mercedes that's got to get through here. And I would push people out of the way, get out of the way! Let him through! Smacking their cars and stuff. Just like, whack and you just jump into it.
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