David Marchese

And further back, directors and co-stars like Geena Davis, Lucy Liu, Richard Dreyfuss, and Harold Ramis have said Murray was, to put it lightly, not always the easiest to work with. So how do all these sides of Bill Murray fit together? Well, at a hotel in Manhattan, accompanied by my producer Annabelle and a publicist named Charlie, I got a chance to find out.

Here's my interview with Bill Murray. Are you David? I'm David. I'm Bill.

Here's my interview with Bill Murray. Are you David? I'm David. I'm Bill.

I'm good, thank you.

I'm good, thank you.

Would it be helpful if I gave you a little spiel at the beginning about what we're doing? Do you feel like you need some... A spiel? A spiel. Give me a spiel. So this is for the New York Times where we have a recurring interview feature we call The Interview. And I know you're doing this at the end of a long... tiring, probably kind of tedious day. So I appreciate that you're doing it.

Would it be helpful if I gave you a little spiel at the beginning about what we're doing? Do you feel like you need some... A spiel? A spiel. Give me a spiel. So this is for the New York Times where we have a recurring interview feature we call The Interview. And I know you're doing this at the end of a long... tiring, probably kind of tedious day. So I appreciate that you're doing it.

Would you be more comfortable?

Would you be more comfortable?

Maybe like an old-fashioned?

Maybe like an old-fashioned?

Annabelle, are we ready to start? We're good, yeah. First, can you tell me what's in a lion's tail? We just ordered drinks.

Annabelle, are we ready to start? We're good, yeah. First, can you tell me what's in a lion's tail? We just ordered drinks.

Sounds good. It's tasty. You know, at the Times earlier today, your co-star in The Friend, the dog, was in the building getting its photo taken.

Sounds good. It's tasty. You know, at the Times earlier today, your co-star in The Friend, the dog, was in the building getting its photo taken.

you only have one or maybe two scenes with Bing in the movie. Right. But I felt like even in that brief time on screen, it looked to me like you kind of got a kick out of the dog. And in a weird way, it reminded me of, bear with me, of Larger Than Life, the movie in which you co-starred with an elephant. And then Not to Insult Children was, But I then rewatched What About Bob?

you only have one or maybe two scenes with Bing in the movie. Right. But I felt like even in that brief time on screen, it looked to me like you kind of got a kick out of the dog. And in a weird way, it reminded me of, bear with me, of Larger Than Life, the movie in which you co-starred with an elephant. And then Not to Insult Children was, But I then rewatched What About Bob?

And there's a dinner scene, and it looks like you're just enjoying making the kids laugh. And it made me wonder what's fun about working with sort of non-professional actors or unseasoned actors.

And there's a dinner scene, and it looks like you're just enjoying making the kids laugh. And it made me wonder what's fun about working with sort of non-professional actors or unseasoned actors.

I hope our bosses don't care about this. Wait, can I ask maybe a bit of a question that comes at kind of an angle to what we were just talking about. But when you're talking about Bing and the elephant, whose name was? Ty. Ty. And how they play the scene and how they're sort of consistent. When you are in a scene with a human, are you also looking for consistency from the person in that scene?