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I don't believe that you can give the same performance every take. It's physically impossible, so why bother? If you don't do what is happening at that moment, then it's not real. Then you're holding something back.

Bill Murray

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Bill Murray
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: September 21
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Wilmette
Illinois
William James Bill Murray
William James Murray
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