Jim Jarmusch, Sofia Coppola, and Wes Anderson have all reaped the rewards of that philosophy, casting Murray in a series of movies that have now become synonymous with the actor’s legacy.
The truth is, as Murray has grown older, he’d rather commit himself to a project that would result in him working with close friends instead of gambling on the unknown.
Why Bill Murray has no agent?
Bill protects what he feels is his directive in his life, what is his job, and how he wants to live. So he structures it in a way where he doesn’t have an entourage or a hedge of people around him. It’s very direct, but he can kind of close it off.
In recent years, getting in contact with Murray has grown into somewhat of a Hollywood urban myth. In 2014, director Ted Melfi said he left messages on Murray’s answerphone months before he ever received a reply.
It was, in fact, Melfi who started the rumor that Murray had implemented a toll-free 0800 or 1‑800 number with computerized pre-recorded messages for people to navigate through.
