Bill Murray

What kind of memories?

What kind of memories?

Well, I went back there and crashed into these couple of guys that I knew back then. that were sort of the kings, the wizards of Tokyo back then, and still are. They still are. And still having an amazing amount of fun. And the second night, I just went to the one fellow's place, who's kind of like a known wizard. What do you mean, wizard?

Well, I went back there and crashed into these couple of guys that I knew back then. that were sort of the kings, the wizards of Tokyo back then, and still are. They still are. And still having an amazing amount of fun. And the second night, I just went to the one fellow's place, who's kind of like a known wizard. What do you mean, wizard?

Well, I think a wizard is someone that has figured out how to transform, like, a moment into something bigger. Yeah.

Well, I think a wizard is someone that has figured out how to transform, like, a moment into something bigger. Yeah.

larger so just to spend four hours in this home and see all the things he had and the music that he was playing all of it was like what is that what the hell is that and then he said oh here's something that i sent you that was returned to me this extraordinary book which came what was the book um It's a book of photographs.

larger so just to spend four hours in this home and see all the things he had and the music that he was playing all of it was like what is that what the hell is that and then he said oh here's something that i sent you that was returned to me this extraordinary book which came what was the book um It's a book of photographs.

And he's a famous Japanese photographer who's now 80-some-odd years old and still takes thousands of photographs. And the book, it's more than an encyclopedia. It's just this incredible document. And the fact that it got returned to him, it may have come back to him twice. It includes, like, a big piece of tape on it that says, government sucks. What? So I had to carry this thing with me.

And he's a famous Japanese photographer who's now 80-some-odd years old and still takes thousands of photographs. And the book, it's more than an encyclopedia. It's just this incredible document. And the fact that it got returned to him, it may have come back to him twice. It includes, like, a big piece of tape on it that says, government sucks. What? So I had to carry this thing with me.

He was going to ship it to me again. I said, no, no, I'll carry it. Well, anyway, I realize I'm going through customs twice, you know, theirs and ours, with this big sign on the box that says, government sucks. And I thought, well, there's a profile. You know, I might get questioned here.

He was going to ship it to me again. I said, no, no, I'll carry it. Well, anyway, I realize I'm going through customs twice, you know, theirs and ours, with this big sign on the box that says, government sucks. And I thought, well, there's a profile. You know, I might get questioned here.

That's funny. Well, that sounds like a person I know, yeah.

That's funny. Well, that sounds like a person I know, yeah.

I always appreciated that. So did you ever get it done? Have a child? Well, you did that, obviously.

I always appreciated that. So did you ever get it done? Have a child? Well, you did that, obviously.

Well, Naomi called me up and said, you know, these folks would love to have you be in this thing, you know. And I said, okay, you know, get me a hard copy of the script. And so I got a copy of the book. So I read it, and the fact that Naomi was attached got me to look at it in the first place very quickly and so forth. We made a movie called— St. Vincent. St. Vincent. And had a good experience.

Well, Naomi called me up and said, you know, these folks would love to have you be in this thing, you know. And I said, okay, you know, get me a hard copy of the script. And so I got a copy of the book. So I read it, and the fact that Naomi was attached got me to look at it in the first place very quickly and so forth. We made a movie called— St. Vincent. St. Vincent. And had a good experience.

And, you know, we liked each other professionally, and then we became friends. So, I don't know what your question was. Why did you do the movie? Why did I do the movie? So, I did the movie because I thought it was good, and I kind of like the idea of being, you know, you're being asked to help, sort of. Someone asks you to do something.

And, you know, we liked each other professionally, and then we became friends. So, I don't know what your question was. Why did you do the movie? Why did I do the movie? So, I did the movie because I thought it was good, and I kind of like the idea of being, you know, you're being asked to help, sort of. Someone asks you to do something.