Cyan Banister
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I guarantee you, if you talk to a lot of different people, they'll say, I don't know why I did this. I just had a feeling. And I now believe thoroughly in that feeling. And I believe that that feeling is the universe or God, whatever word you want to put into it. And it helps guide me.
I guarantee you, if you talk to a lot of different people, they'll say, I don't know why I did this. I just had a feeling. And I now believe thoroughly in that feeling. And I believe that that feeling is the universe or God, whatever word you want to put into it. And it helps guide me.
And now that I don't egotistically attach myself to it, I am just a much happier person and everything is just falling into place.
And now that I don't egotistically attach myself to it, I am just a much happier person and everything is just falling into place.
Bill Murray is my spirit animal. About 20 years ago, I saw a film called Lost in Translation. And I thought, this is a person who feels so real. He's not acting. He is, but he isn't. I looked at his eyes in that performance and I saw a man who was suffering, who was dealing with some real life shit that was coming through the film.
Bill Murray is my spirit animal. About 20 years ago, I saw a film called Lost in Translation. And I thought, this is a person who feels so real. He's not acting. He is, but he isn't. I looked at his eyes in that performance and I saw a man who was suffering, who was dealing with some real life shit that was coming through the film.
And not only that, but I felt my own suffering and I felt a connection to that suffering. It's kind of like when you look at a painting and you see yourself. I saw myself. Bill Murray. And so I did a Google search just to see what he was up to and then saw that he was appearing at people's parties and was spotted at somebody's dorm room or something like that.
And not only that, but I felt my own suffering and I felt a connection to that suffering. It's kind of like when you look at a painting and you see yourself. I saw myself. Bill Murray. And so I did a Google search just to see what he was up to and then saw that he was appearing at people's parties and was spotted at somebody's dorm room or something like that.
And he went into their house and just started washing their dishes. So it started this movement where people started putting out banners saying, Bill Murray, please come here. Welcome here. I thought to myself, What kind of man like him puts themselves into the general population like that? And I identified with it.
And he went into their house and just started washing their dishes. So it started this movement where people started putting out banners saying, Bill Murray, please come here. Welcome here. I thought to myself, What kind of man like him puts themselves into the general population like that? And I identified with it.
I told you earlier, I go to these conventions and I put myself on purpose in uncomfortable positions just to absorb humanity. And I realized, you know, if you're... Brad Pitt, or if you're George Clooney, it's hard to be these people. Everywhere you go, you're recognized. Somebody wants to take a picture with you. Someone wants to touch you. Why would you subject yourself to this on purpose?
I told you earlier, I go to these conventions and I put myself on purpose in uncomfortable positions just to absorb humanity. And I realized, you know, if you're... Brad Pitt, or if you're George Clooney, it's hard to be these people. Everywhere you go, you're recognized. Somebody wants to take a picture with you. Someone wants to touch you. Why would you subject yourself to this on purpose?
And I became obsessed with that question. I started thinking about it nonstop. What drives this man? I ultimately decided it was spiritual, that in order for him to maintain his humanity, he decided to start teaching us all how to live. Now, if you watch what he's doing, he's showing you that even the act of doing dishes can be a joyful thing as much as going to a party.
And I became obsessed with that question. I started thinking about it nonstop. What drives this man? I ultimately decided it was spiritual, that in order for him to maintain his humanity, he decided to start teaching us all how to live. Now, if you watch what he's doing, he's showing you that even the act of doing dishes can be a joyful thing as much as going to a party.
Going back to curiosity and joy, you can find joy in the most mundane of things if you try. And so he's showing us a really beautiful thing. It's not about the sort of prank of showing up at a house and washing dishes. It's about showing you that dishes are a fun thing.
Going back to curiosity and joy, you can find joy in the most mundane of things if you try. And so he's showing us a really beautiful thing. It's not about the sort of prank of showing up at a house and washing dishes. It's about showing you that dishes are a fun thing.
If you walk down the street and you just suddenly start dancing with someone, you're showing them... It's almost like they had a weird dream when they run into him. He'll take your french fry off your plate and he'll say, no one will ever believe you. I love that story. And I think that... I want Bill Murray to live forever.
If you walk down the street and you just suddenly start dancing with someone, you're showing them... It's almost like they had a weird dream when they run into him. He'll take your french fry off your plate and he'll say, no one will ever believe you. I love that story. And I think that... I want Bill Murray to live forever.
But when he leaves this earth, this go-round, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of stories of Bill Murray are going to come pouring out. And that man's going to look like a saint. He is a saint of sorts. He's a very difficult person to work with, I've heard, because he demands the best of people. He expects people to show up and give 100%.
But when he leaves this earth, this go-round, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of stories of Bill Murray are going to come pouring out. And that man's going to look like a saint. He is a saint of sorts. He's a very difficult person to work with, I've heard, because he demands the best of people. He expects people to show up and give 100%.