[Murray] never pushes anything. ... The smallest reactions are so expressive and complete. People are saying Murray has gone into this other mode -- 'He's looking for this other part of himself.' I think he's been looking for that all along. |
And it's kind of freaking me out, |
Did you put it in the fridge? |
He's a master of that minimal thing, ... Which is kind of odd for someone initially known for painting in broad comedic strokes. And then to see him work with a tiny, fine, one-haired brush like that, you know? He's really pretty amazing. He can go either way, as far as you want him to. |
I hope not, ... God, I hope not. |
I might be frightened by it, |
I negotiate my deals with a loaded shotgun. They were not on the set of the film. |
In theory, ... We'll see about that. |
is a kind of sad film -- it has a lot of funny stuff in it -- but I don't think of it as a comedy. ... The humor isn't a result of gags or big jokes, but small behavioral things people do. |
It came from an idea that some friends of mine gave me years ago, |
obviously these characters come out of my head, but they have to embody them, so Jeffrey certainly lifted it above what I imagined but also came through with what the film really needed from that character. |
So if too many people like my films, I might get scared and think I did something wrong. Honestly. |
The Huns cross Europe, raping and pillaging, ... You know? That's only half a line, so that must take 12 seconds. |
To go back to it was just too painful, so I pulled the plug on it, ... Bill was disconcerted because he liked that story. I said, `But Bill, I've got this other idea,' which was Broken Flowers . And I told him what I had, and he said, `Well, do you want to do that one instead?' I said, `I do. I'd love to.' And he said, `Yeah, let's do that.' With Bill, he'll give you his word, and that's all you need. |
Unnatural Habitat. |