Esquire Interviews Bill Murray

Speaking of people who know their shit, Bill Murray has made a career out of being selective in the projects he chooses and then pretty much doing whatever the hell he wants with the rest of his time.

The Esquire interviewer in the linked article asks him about has near-legendary inaccessibility:

Interviewer: A lot of folks worry that if they aren’t available or don’t say yes, they’ll stop getting asked.

Bill Murray: If you keep saying yes, they’ll stop asking you, too.

His point seems pretty obvious — saying “yes” too often will inevitably cause your work to suffer. Yet, I still make that mistake too often for my comfort. I’m sure that you do too.

It’s a great interview.