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Article: Never Out Of His Depth; 'Life Aquatic' Star Bill Murray Keeps Himself On an Even Keel
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- December 24, 2004
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Bill Murray should sell noogies, the kind he used to give Gilda
Radner on "Saturday Night Live," back when boyfriends -- even
caricature boyfriends -- were more goofy. Form a line, wait your
turn. He'll just put you in a headlock and . . . bliss.
There's still another reason to adore him just a tiny bit more:
The man does not have his own publicist. Here is what you must do if
you need to ask Murray to be in your movie, or play a round of
charity golf, or sit still for a press interview: You call a 1-800
number. You leave a voice mail. He does not always check these
messages. (And return the calls? Not so much.)
This is unthinkable in Hollywood. No publicist? No staff?
"Nothing. No one," ...