Daily Dialogue — July 22, 2012

“I don’t like it when people come up to me after my plays and say, ‘I really dug your message, man.’ Or, ‘I really dug your play, man, I cried.’ You know. I like it when people come up to me the next day, or a week later, and they say, ‘I saw your play. What happened?’”

— Jeff (Bill Murray), Tootsie (1982), screenplay by Larry Gelbart and Murray Schisgal, story by Don Maguire and Larry Gelbart

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week is side characters suggested by Teddy Pasternak.

Trivia: All of Bill Murray’s lines were improvised.

Dialogue On Dialogue: To me, the role of Jeff in Tootsie is one of the best side character performances ever. Perhaps only topped by Carl in Caddyshack, also by Bill Murray.