Murray first broke out when he was cast to replace Chevy Chase onSaturday Night Livein 1977.

Murray promptly became one of the most beloved comedy movie stars in the world.

10"Don’t Cry In My Office."

Bill Murray looking ahead in The French Dispatch.

Arthur is a classic Murray curmudgeon.

Murrays curmudgeonly characters have gotten even more hilariously bitter with age.

He doesnt take anything seriously and he insults everyone who happens to cross his path.

Bill Murray and Willem Dafoe in a submersible in The Life Aquatic

Whatever happens at his anarchic summer camp, he always has a sarcastic quip up his sleeve.

8"You Want More Mysterious?

I’ll Just Try And Think, ‘Where The Hell’s The Whisky?'"

Stephen King with his hand on his chin, and a colorful background

Scarlett Johansson stars as the neglected wife of a celebrity photographer.

Like Bob, shes experiencing culture shock and melancholy during a lengthy stay in Tokyo.

7"you’ve got the option to’t Go!

Collage of Bill Murray in The Life Aquatic, Ghostbusters, and Caddyshack

All The Plants Are Gonna Die!"

Anita leaves John because shes grown fed up with his immaturity.

This is a great line because it exemplifies why Anita is leaving John in the first place.

Bill Murray in Meatballs

This prompts John to seek some discipline and responsibility by joining the military.

6"What Would Be The Scientific Purpose Of Killing It?"

Its a fun, whimsical, absurdist comedy and a quiet, touching drama all at once.

Bill Murray as Bob Harris in a tuxedo holding a glass of whiskey in Lost in Translation

Steve has some of the driest one-liners of Murrays career.

Here are its best quotes.

5"That Is One Nutty Hospital."

Bill Murray and Harold Ramis in army uniforms in Stripes

And he has some of the best lines in the movie.

As Murray watches the broadcast, he has the perfect response: That is one nutty hospital.

As Murray watches the broadcast, he has the perfect response: That is one nutty hospital.

Steve Zissou (Bill Murray) and Ned (Owen Wilson) pointing while Jane (Cate Blanchett) stands next to them and smile in the life aquatic with steve zissou

4"Phil?

Murray has plenty of hilarious lines inGroundhog Day, but Tobolowsky steals the show as everyones worst nightmare.

Phil is doomed to repeat this awkward run-in every single day for an eternity.

Bill Murray in Tootsie

Every single day, when he steps outside his hotel, he hears Ned shout, Phil?

and has to go through the whole interminable catch-up all over again.

3"Take Dead Aim On The Rich Boys."

Bill Murray as Phil Connors and Stephen Toblowsky as Ned Ryerson in Groundhog Day

Blume is introduced at the beginning of the film giving a commencement speech at the titular prep school.

Blume is a millionaire now, but he didnt grow up rich, and he hates anyone who did.

Remember, they can buy anything, but they cant buy backbone.

Bill Murray delivering a commencement speech in Rushmore

2"What An Incredible Cinderella Story."

This speech is then hilariously undermined when Murray swings the club and smashes up a beautifully tended flowerbed.

Hes not a Masters champion at all; hes just a simple-minded greenskeeper killing time.

Bill Murray laying in front of a gopher in Caddyshack.

What makes this hilarious monologue even more impressive is thatMurray famously improvised the whole thing.

Any other comic actor would be lucky to delivera performance this electric with scripted dialoguetheyd been rehearsing for months.

Its one of the best examples of Murrays unparalleled comedic genius.

Bill Murray talking on the radio as Peter Venkman in Ghostbusters

1"Yes, It’s True…

This Man Has No D***."

Peter Venkman in Ghostbusters (1984)

Murray was perfectly placed inthe cast ofGhostbusters.

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