Richard Dreyfuss on doubting 'Jaws,' dealing with Bill Murray on 'What About Bob?' and more

[@havingfun1968]

I called this man up, when he was staying at the MGM recently here in Las Vegas. I knew he was there from friends who work at the front desk. I told everyone I knew that if you hear about Richard Dreyfuss coming to town, let me know under the table. When I discovered he was here, I literally called him up in the lobby of the hotel, explaining I was combat Marine that had a brother in arms losing his life faster than mine to cancer, and would he consider coming to the VA hospital, at his convenience here in Viva Las Vegas to meet him. He told me to wait in the lobby, and he'll be right down. He just wanted to make sure I am who I say I am, totally understandable in this day and age, before going any further. I had my Marine Corps ID, and paperwork stating I was wounded in combat, shot 7 times on my right side, and now battling cancer myself, and let's be honest here, being an Officer didn't hurt either. He then brought me up to his room, and said we'll go there right now if that's ok, which was on a Thursday. Major Huber's dream in life was to meet Richard Dreyfuss, and that's it. Richard asked me if I would mind driving him over, which I did. This was all my friend wanted before passing away, which of course we thought would NEVER happen. He took pictures with Richard and Mr. Dreyfuss told him he would send him something that he owned from Jaws when he got back to LA. Sadly, my friend passed away that Saturday morning. Now, don't you dare try and tell me that was coincidence. That was FATE!! How could he have been there two days prior to seeing him off, and that all working out??? Are you kidding me???? That happening was one in a billion odds... I have NO IDEA to this day how that happened, but it did. God bless this man Mr. Dreyfuss and all his kindness. By the way, he gave me soooo many movie posters autographed for what I did for my friend, and that I had the courage to NOT think about my own cancer, which is stage 3 right now, and to make sure he saw his dream first. This man was one of the coolest guys I've ever known, and to this day, he still texts me asking me how I am. God bless him and all the great work he gave us. I'lll see you all on the other side. Semper Fidelis, Captain T, USMC

[@sandeedobberstine5591]

Thank you for telling your story! You are a true friend. And above all, thank you for your service. It is people like you and Richard Dreyfus that keep me going. Truly an amazing actor and now I’ve learned a stand up human being. May God bless you for serving our country.

[@jonjeffries3265]

Great story.. one of those "God things" Thank you Cap'n SIR..! 🇺🇸🏅🎖️💪🇺🇲

[@sandeedobberstine5591]

@@jonjeffries3265 🇺🇸

[@Devilsgreedybelly]

I'm grateful to you for sharing this and I believe that is definitely no coincidence. My thought's are with you brother 🤝👊🤞

[@bigdaddy4325]

This made my day, thank you sir, and God Bless you. BTW, I met him at the Plaza Classic Film Festival before the screening of Jaws, and he is incredibly approachable and so nice.

[@hughdman]

My mom was an actor all of her life. She studied at Chapel Hill with Andy Griffith. She never really made it big, until 1991 when she landed a little part in a little movie called Let It Ride. Richard Dreyfus was the lead. The director was an ass and on the diplomatic skills of Mr. Dreyfus kept that crew together- he saved the movie. That was the highlight of her career and I have always been grateful to him for that. She died the next year. Thank you Richard. Love, The Lambert Family

[@warrendavies473]

Richard Dreyfuss took it hard when he did not get the Oscar for Mr. Holland. The very best acting I have ever seen was the scene where Olympia presents him with the compass.

[@paulgross4789]

I was doing TV commercial work around that time, and Joe Pytka (the director if LIR) was considered an A-Hole by all the other A-Holes in town! Great to here Dreyfuss was the glue that held it together. Loved that movie, and so sorry to hear your mother passed.

[@arncoo63]

I'm sorry to read that your mother had passed after doing 1 of Mr Dreyfuss' movie My Heart & Prayers goes to you & your family Mr Hugh Lambert!

[@robertmcgowan4149]

Thank you for sharin. I never met Richard Dreyfuss but I believe he is a kind man. Very talented actor love him. Stay safe.

[@drstupid4366]

I rented the movie on VHS and watched it .

[@akorn9943]

I feel like the fact that Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfus hated each other on the set of What About Bob? only made that movie that much better.

[@Barot8]

Murray can be pretty bipolar. For whatever reason he treated Lucy Liu so badly that Drew Barrymore recast his role for the sequel (she was the film producer). He can be a total jerk on a whim.

[@DennisMHenderson]

doesnt every teenage googlite sae this

[@strictlysega]

poor frank oz

[@peabody3000]

same with the conflict between dreyfus and robert shaw on jaws

[@studinthemaking]

I agree.

[@jdtractorman7445]

Steven Spielberg could not have picked three better guys than Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Shaw and Roy Scheider for JAWS. All three represented a different walk of life but played their parts masterfully. I always liked Hooper's laugh and Quint's as well.

[@nicklaytonUK]

Those scenes are masterful aren't they.

[@applescruff1969]

"You got city hands, Mr. Hooper. You been countin' money all your life."

[@damienholland9244]

Yeah. Why can't we have more movies in the 2000s that are this special? Most of them are such crap.

[@applescruff1969]

@@damienholland9244 To be fair, there were probably a lot of crappy films that got released back in the day, we just didn't have an easily accessable platform to bitch about it on.

[@damienholland9244]

@@applescruff1969 True. But if I think about films that will become classics from 2000 onward it just seems like there are less than, say, the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s. It's like after 2000 the amount of bad movies got higher.

[@Apokalupsis88]

I met and helped him a couple times when he came in as a customer at Best Buy, in Encinitas, CA. I remember showing him Vudu when it came out, as well as a the Apple lineup of MacBooks at the time. He said he was going to start work on some voice overs or voice narration for a book if I recall. Really nice guy, down to Earth, acted just like a normal customer.

[@danielupsdell2697]

Last time I looked he is a human being

[@4orrcountry]

That's right, Daniel, it's just that not all celebrities behave like human beings should behave.

[@imwelshjesus]

Met many? @@4orrcountry

[@dualityofman1253]

Richard Dreyfuss was a top shelf actor in Hollywood for a very long time and now he's a living legend. I hope his health is well and he's happy.

[@flybeep1661]

He's also a bit arrogant and self absorbed. Jeez if you see some of his interviews...his quib at the beginning was for real.

[@williamschwocho540]

Duality Of Man I was just on a plane from Sicily to Rome and he was in first class!

[@Orca1975]

A legend. In his own mind.

[@dan_hitchman007]

@@flybeep1661 Many actors are. It's no surprise. However, Richard admits it.

[@Mostopinionatedmanofalltime]

He's 137 years old.

[@JediPhoenix1976]

I'm glad they brought up Stand By Me. I honestly think Dreyfuss's narration was a big reason why that movie is so damn good.

[@davebruneau6068]

Yeah, f*ck Stephen King and his award-winning writing

[@Magnusboi]

Met Dreyfuss at a Horror Convention in NJ he was down to earth and very humble. The line to meet him for a autograph was out the door! Worth the wait!!

[@Magnusboi]

Yes

[@PonderousProse]

I'm glad to hear that, because while I've always liked him, I've heard the opposite about him.

[@roquefortfiles]

He wasn't always so appreciative of people who enjoy him. I think he reached a point where he finally kind of "Got" it.

[@dustigin]

@@PonderousProse I went to Grant high school when they made Mr Hollands Opus and I'd have to say that he is not a nice person. He may have seemed so at a convention but after all he is an actor.

[@matthewschwartz6607]

Was it the one in Cherry Hill? The horror convention?

[@davidbarber5356]

Richard is without a doubt my favorite male actor living today. Over 70 now, and a pilot for many years, my favorite movie is "Always". That show does not get the credit it deserves for many reasons. Thank you Richard for making that movie! Hope to meet you some day so we could talk about civics and acting.

[@sandeedobberstine5591]

Thanks for the reminder! That is a great movie!

[@JohnSmith-gb5vg]

One of my favorites too, something about it just connects with me. I’ve watched the original and I think they did a much better job in this remake

[@cynthiawilson5066]

Oh I love that movie also with Holly Hunter right?

[@williamdewarrenne5848]

Richard Dreyfus's laugh in 'Always' was magical.

[@ronleight9341]

Its a remake of the movie, A Guy named Joe with Spencer Tracy. It was one of Spielberg's favorites!

[@positivelysimful1283]

I love him in just about everything. Goodbye Girl is one of my favorite performances.

[@TheChef470]

Dreyfuss and Shaw were not exchanging Christmas cards after Jaws but their chemistry was unmistakable. Shaw was also a drunken bully,(Burton,Harris,Reed,O'toole) but he was also magical as an actor. His monologue about the USS Indianapolis in the cabin of the Orca was/is a masterpiece.

[@tonyh9970]

Agreed. He told that story like he was there. I could be mistaken but I think I remember hearing he was drunk during that scene too. I've loved him since "The Sting". Even with all the problems, they couldn't have cast "Jaws" any better.

[@TheChef470]

@@tonyh9970 He was in fact so drunk that on the first day he couldn’t do the scene and I think that really embarrassed him. He came back on the second day and did it and it’s entirety on the first take. He also edited the original screenplay of that monologue which would’ve had him talking for 15 minutes. He distilled it down to what it became which is amazing.

[@tonyh9970]

@@TheChef470 that is amazing. Great info. Thanks.

[@ThunderAppeal]

What do you know about this? Sounds like nothing.

[@paulfrombrooklyn5409]

@@TheChef470 That expression is "in it's entirety." just sayin'

[@robertfeinstein2175]

Years ago, I was having a drink at Grey's Papaya, stand on Broadway and West 72nd Street in NYC. Suddenly, I noticed that the guy standing just to my right was Richard Dreyfuss. I turned to my wife, on my left, and whispered: "Richard Dreyfuss." But he heard me and zooped out of there immediately. My wife said: "Look what you made him do." He was standing outside, looking at me and his unfinished drink, which was on the counter. So I waved him back in and made a shush sign to let him know he wouldn't be bothered. He edged in and finished his drink and we didn't say a word to each other. About a half hour later our paths crossed again on West 72nd Street. He apparently recognized me and we both nodded at each other and smiled as we passed. If Richard Dreyfuss, whose acting talent I much admire, should see this posting, I want him to know that I'm glad he got to finish his papaya or coconut drink that day.

[@jefferysmom696]

You know what I like about these interviews I have been seeing lately ( Just the Dreyfuss ones)....He's not afraid to tell you what really happened and say the actors name.I have watched 1000's of interviews like these over the decades and RARELY have I ever seen someone do that ....it is "fearless" and in Hollywood they all keep their mouths shut .Hats off to RD

[@dviii42069]

That's because he's a pos that no one likes. Just listen to him.

[@dan_hitchman007]

@@dviii42069 He has an ego and is demanding of his cast and crew, sure. Many actors, especially perfectionists, are. But Bill Murray is a horrible human being.

[@Katya_Lastochka]

@@dan_hitchman007 Can't be that bad if he's that funny.

[@ala2121]

@@Katya_Lastochka Those 2 things have no relation

[@oldfart5063]

it probably helped that he was drunk as hell

[@Gethsemanes]

The inner chaos within Richard gave him so much energy and that was balanced by a deep vulnerability. What an actor from drama to comedy

[@madhatter909]

he's bi polar

[@Gethsemanes]

@@msp5138everyone is from time to time, including you....

[@CS-pi5oc]

We need more honestly like this in all interviews. It was great how he saw himself and others.

[@rickpontificates3406]

My favorite Dreyfus movie line… “Are you decent? Can I come in?” “Oh my God, you’re naked! I thought you said you were decent?” “I am decent. I’m also naked.” 🤣

[@dirks4093]

It was on the first day of a small class I was taking in college, circa 2002. The professor asked the class to go around the room and say something quick about yourself and answer -- I forget what the 2 or 3 additional questions were -- but I remember one of them was to state who was your favorite actor/actress. I wasn't prepared with a response, as I really don't have any one single favorite, but out of not knowing what to say I quickly said "I would have to say pretty much anything with Richard Dreyfuss in it." Honestly, I can't say he's my all-time favorite,, as i have a bunch of favorites that fluctuate in a top 10 or 20 or so, but I guess it did mean something that he came to mind before any other actor. Also, a shout out to Richard Dreyfuss for running a campaign a few years ago to push to bringing Civics back to classrooms. We lost a lot as a society when it was no longer taught in schools as an essential/basic subject. Probably by design, by the corrupt at the top who believe in centralized power and keeping the public ignorant of their going ons. i.e. socialists.

[@johnbalducci3507]

How could they forget "Down & out in Beverly Hills" ? Him, Midler & Nolte were epic in that.

[@feddomeijerwiersma6955]

Holy shit I forgot that one. Another forgotten gem: Ruthless People.

[@keithknox5829]

Don't forget Little Richard!!!😁

[@CarlosHernandez-kd2vb]

Damn right!!!

[@timhoovermusicman]

You mean the last time midler was relevant???

[@timhoovermusicman]

@Simulation algorithm yes! I remember that😂 George's shining moment😂😂😂

[@flesheater6676]

Murray was great in What About Bob but Dreyfuss made that movie. He was hilarious.

[@ph6376]

I agree. All the laughs are in watching this successful doctor, who has fashioned a perfect life for himself, gradually come apart at the seams. Funny, funny movie.

[@jackwalker1822]

I don't know I would call it a tie they were both hilarious. One of my absolute favorite comedies.

[@kurtdewittphoto]

Perfect pairing. 50% of the laughs are from Bill, 50% of the laughs from Dreyfuss. One of my favorite comedies. Trying to wake Bob up before his big interview kills me every time.

[@terrellblash8573]

Agreed!!

[@reubenherrera9827]

BILL IS WORSE THEN DREYFUSS KNOWS. Bill is 1000% insane!!! He's wacked...and OUT OF HIS MIND! Back in late 90's early 2000's for a few years I rented a place in Malibu on Malibu Rd behind the Ralph's Mkt next to The Colony outside of the gates. Bill was next-door yet hardly there. Yet he lent this place out (a lot) to crew members (grips, AD's, art department, construction, electricians, etc) from various projects I assume he was working on. Always blue collar types. Every now and then his younger brother would stay there for weeks at a time. So I was accustomed to random people going in and out of there. You would see Bill maybe four, five, six times a year for 3-4 days at a time. Always alone. No wife, no kids, no assistant. And you knew it was him there because he had no car and the front parking was empty and the house quiet. It was a cab or a car would pick him up. If they were cars parked out front you knew he was not there. One early am (5:00) I saw him climbing out of the window of the house and throwing his luggage out. He was leaving and getting into a cab. I asked him if everything was ok and he said he doesn't have keys to the house. So he broke into his own house left it locked and went out the window. So everyone else had a key and he did not. A year or so later I figured out Bill had moved in on a more permanent basis because there were no cars but you could see the lights going on and off, tv, etc; and he was always very private. So I figured he was there for an extended stay. Long story short there was a homeless guy living there with some friends and they were keeping quiet. It seems he had pushed off a bunch of Bills friends and told them that Bill wants him to stay there and watch the place. And they believed it and left the place alone. Cause that's Bill and that guy sold it. One day Bills younger brother John shows up with the police and throws the guy out. It seems he had cleaned out the house over the course of three months. Stereo systems, kitchenware, linens, clothing, everything, etc. Ran up the Playboy channel and phone. The brother let me in. I spoke to the police. And I saw the place totally wrecked. The place looked and smelled like a gas station bathroom. Especially the kitchen. As time went by major housekeeping came in and some carpenters to clean the place up. The brother ended up telling me that Bills ONLY concern was the stolen pair of Air Jordan sneakers signed by Michael Jordan in a glass box with a photo of the two. I remember the brother rolling his eyes. This was the younger brother John who came out with him in the movie Scrooged. The place was sold and the brother gave me a case of film poster One Sheets from The Man Who Knew Too Little, 2 of Bills golf clubs and 32 cases of pink tile from the garage.

[@KennyEvansUK]

Richard Dreyfuss has an excellent vocal quality to his delivery. He makes you sit up and listen to what he's saying and I feel he's always used that in every role he's done.

[@purplebondsaiyan2987]

I have Been Saying this for Years By the AFI Should've Given this Man a Lifetime Achievement Award A While Ago Seriously his Movies Are such Iconic Films American Graffiti, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, JAWS, Mr. Holland's Opus, Stakeout I mean the List Goes On and On this Man should Get his Due!!!!

[@mred2071]

What About Bob? Is one of my favourite comedies, Dreyfuss was great!

[@ricardomurillo5205]

Yes. What about Bob is the best. Murray is an odd ball, that's how he got casted. Dreyfuss feels he's entitled to fame. That's how he got casted too. The casting was perfect

[@fabianpatrizio2865]

@@ricardomurillo5205 Murray could probably smell that Dreyfuss was up himself as an 'actor' so he took to bullying him like that...ah well. great movie nonetheless! :)

[@gaskellr44]

@@fabianpatrizio2865 I like murray in a lot of films but apparantly he can be an arsehole and has been to others during filming and on sets.

[@gaskellr44]

Yes, i agree with you on him and his behaviour.

[@fflubadubb]

Dreyfus is always great !

[@niltomega2978]

I've always loved this guy and his movies. I don't know if he's an A hole or what..but he never billed us for his personality...only his acting and we got our moneys worth

[@hermanmuenster8529]

Well-said

[@perrinyone1596]

I feel the same way about all artists. I don't have to like them, they can even do terrible things in their lives, I care about the work and nothing else.

[@roquefortfiles]

I am a huge fan of Dreyfuss. Who cares that he has an ego about his talent. He's good at what he does and he damn well knows it. That's just confidence. I think Robert Shaw was so annoyed with him because he saw himself reflected back.

[@SThompsonRAMM_1203]

@@roquefortfiles , i’ve been a huge Richard Dreyfuss fan since American Graffiti. I’ve heard many people who have met him iand has said that he loves to talk to his fans and tell stories and that he’s always been very kind, and signed many autographs. Whether he’s nice or not I believe often depends on whether you’re invading his space or treating him with respect in regard to where he is and what he’s doing.

[@terrygracy8345]

Well said.

[@robwayne8322]

What About Bob is one of my favorite movies and I cannot think of anyone else playing the Doctor than Mr Dreyfuss. He was sooooooo funny. I like Bill Murray too and I hope he made up with Dreyfuss for what he said,

[@claires1177]

The monologue he has in "Victory at Entebbe" when the character he is portraying is dying is an absolute Shakespearean moment! Totally beautiful and brilliant! Richard Dreyfuss is one of the greatest American actors.

[@bernlin2000]

Mr. Holland's Opus is truly Dreyfus' opus...incredible story.

[@KlassyKat45]

Agreed. Love that movie.

[@dannyreyna2821]

Piranha was

[@Barot8]

It is a wonderful performance in a fantastic movie. I wish there was a bluray release of it.

[@davidwise3426]

Terrific, candid interview. He's one of the best actors around and a favorite of mine.

[@sistergrimace1567]

He’s right about Close Encounters. Roy’s story is about a man pursuing a passion beyond reason and the collateral damage that happens. The aliens are a metaphor for vindication- his ship literally comes in.

[@MusicGunn]

The aliens are the McGuffin in the story. Central to the story, but not really the point. Roy and his deterioration is the story.

[@arncoo63]

Love Close Encounters too!

[@centerice]

I'm sure you are correct, but I am a simpleton at times, and in the case of CE, the surface plot alone, was super compelling for me.

[@sistergrimace1567]

@@centerice yeah it wouldnt have worked as well if DC lobbyists pulled into the airstrip on golf carts

[@centerice]

@@sistergrimace1567 ahahahahaahha.

[@MRide3000]

I was talking to my dad the other day and was shocked to find out that he didn’t like Bill Murray. I thought everyone loved bill murray. So I asked him why, and his response was simple: “he’s a jerk.” Really? “Yeah. He’s just a jerk to people. Mean. I don’t like him.” Forever changed how I view Bill Murray. I do think his cameo in Zombieland is about as funny as it gets.

[@nycinstyle]

How did they leave out asking him about Danny Devito and "Tin Men?" Dreyfuss's best comedic.performance. My God, he is hysterical as an arrogant tin salesman in that movie. If he reads these comments, man you were so f'ing funny in that movie. One of my all time favorites movies.

[@dshadow3173]

I have always loved Dreyfuss in Stakeout. The scene where they give a tip to Jaws always makes me laugh.

[@johnny5805]

What about 'Another Stakeout' and 'Another Nother Stakeout' ? :-)

[@GTVAlfaMan]

D_Shadow317 A tip to Jaws?

[@dshadow3173]

Buick Mackane yes, when they are on the stakeout, they are taking turns with movie quotes and Emillio says, “ this was not a boating accident!” and Dreyfus says, “ I don’t know.” Emilio just shakes his head.

[@movieholic-92]

I know your comment was two years ago, but I'm a recent Dreyfuss fan, and Stakeout still holds up. I absolutely loved it and didn't get the Jaws reference because I hadn't seen it yet, lol. I've seen it since (and it's fantastic!)

[@TonyVega123]

I absolutely love this movie. One of the best scenes in the history of cinema is when Dreyfuss' character realizes he has overslept in the wrong bed and loudly says 'JESUS CHRIST!!!'

[@chiefsteps-in-poo1757]

I love What About Bob. I like the scene when Bob is walking down the street by himself. "I'm all alone. There's no body here. No one around. There's nobody here... THERE'S NO BODY HERE!!!" 😂😂😂

[@roquefortfiles]

What about bob is fucking hilarious. Death Therapy Bob!! Its a guaranteed cure!!

[@roquefortfiles]

@@keithmarlowe5569 Mmmmm.. Mmmmm is this hand shucked?

[@jdm1066]

Gimmie...gimmie...gimmie...I need...I need...

[@reubenherrera9827]

BILL IS WORSE THEN DREYFUSS KNOWS. Bill is 1000% insane!!! He's wacked...and OUT OF HIS MIND! Back in late 90's early 2000's for a few years I rented a place in Malibu on Malibu Rd behind the Ralph's Mkt next to The Colony outside of the gates. Bill was next-door yet hardly there. Yet he lent this place out (a lot) to crew members (grips, AD's, art department, construction, electricians, etc) from various projects I assume he was working on. Always blue collar types. Every now and then his younger brother would stay there for weeks at a time. So I was accustomed to random people going in and out of there. You would see Bill maybe four, five, six times a year for 3-4 days at a time. Always alone. No wife, no kids, no assistant. And you knew it was him there because he had no car and the front parking was empty and the house quiet. It was a cab or a car would pick him up. If they were cars parked out front you knew he was not there. One early am (5:00) I saw him climbing out of the window of the house and throwing his luggage out. He was leaving and getting into a cab. I asked him if everything was ok and he said he doesn't have keys to the house. So he broke into his own house left it locked and went out the window. So everyone else had a key and he did not. A year or so later I figured out Bill had moved in on a more permanent basis because there were no cars but you could see the lights going on and off, tv, etc; and he was always very private. So I figured he was there for an extended stay. Long story short there was a homeless guy living there with some friends and they were keeping quiet. It seems he had pushed off a bunch of Bills friends and told them that Bill wants him to stay there and watch the place. And they believed it and left the place alone. Cause that's Bill and that guy sold it. One day bills younger brother John shows up with the police and throws the guy out. It seems he had cleaned out the house over the course of three months. Stereo systems, kitchenware, linens, clothing, everything, etc. Ran up the Playboy channel and phone. The brother let me in. I spoke to the police. And I saw the place totally wrecked. The place looked and smelled like a gas station bathroom. Especially the kitchen. As time went by major housekeeping came in and some carpenters to clean the place up. The brother ended up telling me that Bills ONLY concern was the stolen pair of Air Jordan sneakers signed by Michael Jordan in a glass box with a photo of the two. I remember the brother rolling his eyes. This was the younger brother John who came out with him in the movie Scrooged. The place was sold and the brother gave me a case of film poster One Sheets from The Man Who Knew Too Little, 2 of Bills golf clubs and 32 cases of pink tile from the garage.

[@jdm1066]

@@reubenherrera9827 Sounds like he was nothing but nice to you. Eccentric perhaps, but not awful. You even received gifts when he moved out and you're calling him names? If you think that is a crazy/awful neighbor, you have lived a charmed life.

[@ApplesOranges123]

Richard has great grit. I also can appreciate his love for civics and our constitution. Bravo, Mr. D.

[@dbgrace1970]

I love the confidence he exhibits in this compilation. If you can’t believe in yourself, you can’t sell us on the role. And I think he has sold us every time. Great actor. B

[@Jim_L]

This clip showed up in my feed, so I clicked on it, thinking I'd watch a few seconds of it, maybe skip forward a bit, and then off to the next video. But I found this really interesting and stayed for all of it. I think Richard does a great job of telling old behind-the-scenes stories like this.

[@ryanodonnell6748]

I've always been a fan of Richard Dreyfuss. I personally think he is a great actor.

[@Katya_Lastochka]

So does he.

[@arncoo63]

Yes Mr Richard Dreyfuss is a great actor & a great human being in real life as well I really wish there were more people like him & less people like Donald Trump!

[@kevinkline7242]

@@Katya_Lastochka Richard Dreyfus is annoying in the movies and in real life. Over rated. Sounds like a washed up drunk in this video.

[@charlie-obrien]

@@Katya_Lastochka So do they all Katya. Richard Dreyfuss is honest in his roles and he is honest with his audience. That's part of what makes him a great actor. And I'll tell you the problem with he and Murray. Before "What About Bob?" Bill Murray had never shared a co-starring role with an actor of such stature. No Academy award winners or actors that were in legendary films. He had done mainly done only "Slob Comedies" up to that point. (In Tootsie he only had a cameo, maybe 2 days work) Quite frankly, Bill Murray was intimidated and he came out withe his "drunken Irish guy" as a defense. It's very common. Just look at my name, if you don't believe me.

[@michellerene951]

I've been a Dreyfus fan since Jaws was released. Just his voice alone is epic!

[@veltonmeade1057]

I first saw Dreyfuss in "The Goodbye Girl" by accident and I have loved him every since.

[@JLvatron]

Haha, I also saw that by accident! The local pool in 1979 was showing Superman so everyone went. They showed Goodbye Girl instead. So you'll understand if this movie brings up trust issues with my therapist. lol!

[@harveywallbanger6258]

@@JLvatron The local pool was supposed to show Superman, but instead they showed The Goodbye Girl? lol. That is funny.

[@JLvatron]

@@harveywallbanger6258 I don't recall the actual plan (I doubt my parents would take us to see lame Goodbye Girl). They started the movie and we hear the Superman music and everyone got excited, then they switched it to Goodbye Girl. I assumed it was related and maybe Superman would come to save the G.Girl. Unfortunately, that awesomeness twist didn't happen.

[@adp023]

After all these stories coming out about Bill, I can never watch a Bill Murray film the same way again...ever. What a terror.

[@movieman1556]

It's a shame he didn't discuss "The Competition" and "Whose Life is it Anyway". Two extremely underrated films.

[@PaulC39]

Yeah I remember watching Whose Life Is It Anyway back in 1981 and it was on Betamax. My Dad had Betamax players and video camera. Very good movie and it’s a controversial subject about keeping someone alive when they are pretty miserable with the hampering effects of being crippled. Not to have movement in his legs and hands. I think his arms too. Well it would be. It was one of those dark comedies.

[@nikolatesla5553]

One of my favorite Richard Dreyfuss movies was Let it Ride. An absolutely hilarious comedy.

[@Reggie2000]

Under rated.

[@tagheuer001]

@@Reggie2000 No one talk about this! It's great

[@JustineLaLoba]

Love that movie.................."I'm having a very good day"

[@woodsplitter3274]

A great horse racing movie

[@thomascrown6422]

Absolutely! Terrifically fun movie. The book it's based on, "Good Vibes" by Jay Cronley, is a fun read also.

[@oh8wingman]

Dreyfuss in the movie Mr. Hollands Opus was a movie that to this day still effects me. The scene I always remember is the Funeral for Lou Russ. A young man who didn't have much going for him except a huge heart and a shining smile. This scene always brings to mind the other 58,000 Lou Russ's that did not come home either.............

[@tonyh9970]

I had forgotten about that film until I watched this. Now all I can do is remember how amazing it was. That funeral scene still hits hard. Thanks for the reminder.

[@ApplesOranges123]

Scooter, spot-on. Just thinking of that film puts a lump in my throat.

[@ApplesOranges123]

Take your game seriously and persevere. Great example. Great body of work is the result.

[@sschevy8558]

What about bob is one of my favorite movies. Cockadoodle Dooo! When Richard finally snaps in that movie I laughed for 10 minutes straight.

[@vcoaster]

How about now that you know Murray was a total (dangerous) ass in real life?

[@sschevy8558]

@@vcoaster I don’t know that. I only know I love the movie.

[@reubenherrera9827]

@@vcoaster BILL IS WORSE THEN DREYFUSS KNOWS. Bill is 1000% insane!!! He's wacked...and OUT OF HIS MIND! Back in late 90's early 2000's for a few years I rented a place in Malibu on Malibu Rd behind the Ralph's Mkt next to The Colony outside of the gates. Bill was next-door yet hardly there. Yet he lent this place out (a lot) to crew members (grips, AD's, art department, construction, electricians, etc) from various projects I assume he was working on. Always blue collar types. Every now and then his younger brother would stay there for weeks at a time. So I was accustomed to random people going in and out of there. You would see Bill maybe four, five, six times a year for 3-4 days at a time. Always alone. No wife, no kids, no assistant. And you knew it was him there because he had no car and the front parking was empty and the house quiet. It was a cab or a car would pick him up. If they were cars parked out front you knew he was not there. One early am (5:00) I saw him climbing out of the window of the house and throwing his luggage out. He was leaving and getting into a cab. I asked him if everything was ok and he said he doesn't have keys to the house. So he broke into his own house left it locked and went out the window. So everyone else had a key and he did not. A year or so later I figured out Bill had moved in on a more permanent basis because there were no cars but you could see the lights going on and off, tv, etc; and he was always very private. So I figured he was there for an extended stay. Long story short there was a homeless guy living there with some friends and they were keeping quiet. It seems he had pushed off a bunch of Bills friends and told them that Bill wants him to stay there and watch the place. And they believed it and left the place alone. Cause that's Bill and that guy sold it. One day Bills younger brother John shows up with the police and throws the guy out. It seems he had cleaned out the house over the course of three months. Stereo systems, kitchenware, linens, clothing, everything, etc. Ran up the Playboy channel and phone. The brother let me in. I spoke to the police. And I saw the place totally wrecked. The place looked and smelled like a gas station bathroom. Especially the kitchen. As time went by major housekeeping came in and some carpenters to clean the place up. The brother ended up telling me that Bills ONLY concern was the stolen pair of Air Jordan sneakers signed by Michael Jordan in a glass box with a photo of the two. I remember the brother rolling his eyes. This was the younger brother John who came out with him in the movie Scrooged. The place was sold and the brother gave me a case of film poster One Sheets from The Man Who Knew Too Little, 2 of Bills golf clubs and 32 cases of pink tile from the garage.

[@vcoaster]

@@reubenherrera9827 Not much crazy in that story. I'm sure Bill has done much worse.

[@reubenherrera9827]

@@vcoaster Probably. The real crazy for me was the brothers eye roll. Like our conversation was him telling that this break in was nothing and he's seen worse from him. And him telling me this is Classic Bill. You had to have been there. Ok, maybe not crazy but zany. You have to picture a Bill Murray from SNL & Caddyshack, etc coming out of a second-story window sliding his luggage and clubs out the window, down to the ground. Him climbing onto a fence and jumping down. It was like a comedic hobo style- WC Fields and Charlie Chaplin all rolled into one. At 5 in the morning. And then when you think about it. How did he get in the house with his luggage, groceries, with his clubs? Stay in for 3-4 days and not open the front door? I never understood why he slid the luggage and clubs down instead of opening the front door putting luggage, etc outside closing the door then locking it. Then climbing out his window. Or for that matter WHY the second-story window? I started telling his brother that story and he stopped me and that's when he told me he's heard it all. Haven't thought about that in years. I mean, he is obviously very generous. I recall. I hear commotion. 5 in the morning I'm standing up and I'm looking out the window. And my head is tilted as I'm looking down to the house next door. My girlfriend, my then girlfriend wants to know what all the commotion is about. And I tell her or rather ask her, is that Bill Murray climbing out his window with luggage? Should I check on him? She tells me, no- you know how he is don't waste your time he's going to tell you to go F yourself.

[@MultiStats]

His voice is much softer than I was expecting. He really projects his voice when acting. I had to turn up the volume to hear him clearly. It is very interesting to hear that detail about George Lucas not liking to direct.

[@richardclegg5853]

A Hollywood star speaking truthfully... like him or not, gotta admire that...

[@Araconox]

Love Mr. Hollands Opus(1995), and continue to watch it as often as I can. Dreyfuss was perfect in the role , kind of that obsessed , frustrated musician and his beautiful acting helped capture the time period beautifully. My husband was 15 in 1965 and says the film brought him back to that year and the era, and the way high school life and the interactions with the students and teaching staff really was. Several of the actors have sadly passed away recently, including Glenne Headly and Olympia Dukakis. And we fell in love with Jean Luisa Kelly. Just a beautiful movie , with gorgeous acting . Hard one not to feel emotional about. But when I need boost, it beckons. Like Harrison Ford's 'Sabrina' does for me.

[@titan-tm7kl]

Both great movie's

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

I was in love with the young actress that was in Mr. Holland's Opus. I have no idea what became of her.

[@bottomlinebassin2001]

@@johnnyskinwalker4095 was it the character that became the governor of Oregon?

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

@@bottomlinebassin2001 lol I have no idea

[@lynnefinley4100]

She was the student in the play crushing on Mr. Holland.

[@truthof7382]

Dreyfus is my favorite all time. Everything he was in, he was so compelling and fantastic.

[@cameronidk2]

"what about Bob?" "What about ...Always?" I'm sorry "Always" was ... touching, endearing, Believable in a magical way.. heart breaking .. life affirming ..

[@karendunford2251]

Fantastic movie that's never mentioned. Richard and Holly were FABULOUS!

[@cameronidk2]

@@karendunford2251 100%

[@Vonslik69]

One of the few film actors who never looked like he was "acting??? I always enjoyed RD's work.👍🙏

[@countvond233]

Look up his list of films sometime. Mic drop. A national treasure to say the least. If you're a '70's kid, you grew up with the guy.

[@timwhitnell7145]

I have always loved Richard Dreyfuss the actor and now from what I've been reading he appears to be a class man as well. He is in 4!! of my favourite movies: Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, the never-talked-about Always and the classic comedy What About Bob? He and Bill Murray were hilarious in the latter. Very sad to hear Richard say that Murray was a brute and a bully with him; Bill sounds like a strange, not-too-nice dude.

[@Mmmyess]

He's horrible, and that is very, very well known throughout Hollywood. I met him once, briefly, and he lived up to his reputation in that very short time.

[@stiffrichard2816]

That explains how that hatred Dryfuss had for Murray really came through onscreen. I wouldn't be surprised if Murray did it on purpose to get him all riled up.

[@strictlysega]

i would be,,, he was a nasty person when he drunk. look at the stories richard donner told about scrooged!

[@Katya_Lastochka]

@@strictlysega It's amazing how someone that messed uo in real life can be so put together and bring so much humor to the screen. I'm honestly impressed caz nobody I know with bipolar manages to be that charismatic.

[@Sakyosha]

No, don't try to make excuses or reasons behind Murray's disgusting behavior. This is not an actor using Method to try to engender some deeper art. He's known to be an absolute monster when the film stops. He's an asshole. Full stop.

[@duchampsrook]

Murray’s bad behavior? Please take anything Dryfuss says with a ten-ton grain of salt. The man is ego wrapped in ego wrapped in ego. Listen to the man talk. That’s no act. Take into additional consideration his calling out Murray as an “Irish” drunk. There’s a reason he said “Irish” drunk. Dryfuss is a bigot and a narcissistic.

[@solidrockofjesuschristmini2423]

Ppl in comments complaining about Murray 😂😂😂 go check out Chevy chase you want to see a real douche

[@brucethomson168]

He was very good in a Canadian made film based on a Mordecai Richler novel called The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz.

[@HoldenNY22]

I remeber seeing that Movie many, many years ago. I don't remember tht Movie except I think it was about a Jewish KId growing up in Montreal.

[@TheLolapuff]

Love that movie!

[@bjb008]

yep, i remember watching it on Global tv channel, in London Ontario, and right away i was captivated by Richard Dreyfuss, and when i next saw him in American Graffiti , i was a fan for life

[@lauramalek3128]

LOVE THAT MOVIE!

[@jonvia]

When I lived in Virginia as a youngster, I lived right down the road from where they shot What About Bob. It was shot at Smith Mountain Lake, just outside of Roanoke, Va. Such a funny movie and its really cool knowing that I lived right down the way in Hardy, Va.

[@faithcastillo9597]

I would add Once Around to this group. I think it's a lovely movie. But, then, I enjoy most anything with Richard Dreyfus. I love the way he embodies a character, inhabits the role.

[@singin8324]

One of the most talented actors ive ever seen he can make you laugh he can make you cry, in whos life is it anyway he convinced us he had a right to die, by the end of that movie there was a tear in my eye. All i can say that this man knows his craft, he, s so dam convincing he could even play Shaft. God bless you Mr Dreyfuss and thanks for the laughs.

[@godrulesme8619]

I would say he could be the best actor of all time....in each role he plays you forget about him in the previous one because he's so good

[@chadtellevik5479]

Love all his films. His narrative in Stand By Me was superb.

[@gregmccartney5780]

Dreyfus is a living legend. Love his work.

[@Ingens_Scherz]

Wish he'd talked about Tin Men. He was FANTASTIC in that role (even by his incredible standards). It will always be one of my all time favorite movies.

[@autumn1231]

I went to a pre release screening for Tim Men ( i think at MGM) and had to fill out a questionaire afterwards.

[@bobbywoods684]

Agreed. Can't find it very often. For free that is.

[@bendyman_72]

Tin Men is absolute magic.

[@jdm1066]

"Did you live?"

[@imperialdagger]

Tin Men was a perfect movie !

[@AN77811]

What can one say about Richard Dreyfuss. From the early years of American Graffiti and Jaws , to the narration of Stand By Me , and the movie Silent Fall . His sensibly comical side in What about Bob & Stake Out . His heartbreaking performance in Always and Once Around . Then finally a mobster in The Crew . Richard has always had the ability and natural talent to take a script , understand the character , and bring into it the perfect amounts of emotion that made you forget you were watching a movie of someone portraying someone else. He was for all intense purposes , that character in every sense of the word . His tones , body language, and that infectious laugh , drew you in and held you there long after the last scene of the movie . He was always someone you never grew tired of . You could watch his movies time and again and each time it was like seeing the movie for the very first time. I was once asked if I could choose anyone to narrate my life story who would I choose . Others said Morgan Freeman , and other actors . I said Richard Dreyfuss . Of course the example I gave for my reason was his narration in Stand By Me . However , the crescendo and the decresendo , the emphasis on each and every word placed as carefully as an orchestrated symphony written by Beethoven himself , pretty much sums up Richard Dreyfuss . Some actors have to work hard at it , and I am sure Richard is some what of a perfectionist. Yet that I think , is as far as he ever needs to go . Richard has done what he was born to do . He's in the simplest terms , is a Natural. B

[@RoaroftheTiger]

Well said.

[@AN77811]

@@RoaroftheTiger Thank you.

[@rockytoronto]

Well said and I totally agree. He is a great talent

[@karendunford2251]

Totally agree, well said. Every movie, a GEM!

[@JeffMcNeal]

Thoroughly enjoyed this well-crafted, to the point, quick interview. I've really come to admire Richard Dreyfus over the years, especially recent years, because he's not afraid to go against the Hollywood grain sometimes, to make a point. I appreciate not only his talent, but his intellect and honesty. I watched Mr. Holland's Opus again recently and came to the realization, through the tears, that this has to be my favorite movie of his. None of his other performances, as memorable as they each were, evoked the same kind of emotional reaction for me as that one. By the way, I loved the story of havingfun1968 and wish him well in his fight against cancer. Peace.

[@JUMOWAx]

today one of my favorite comedians died in Germany. It's so weird to me that despite growing old and dying is our destined way that it still feels surreal. I love Dreyfuss in any role he did. It's always a shame to me that everything ends some day. I thought I'd write this before my next favourite human dies

[@glennfromthebronx]

...I loved Dreyfuss in LET IT RIDE. If you've ever had a gambling problem (or still do) or know someone who IS....gotta see LET IT RIDE. Pure, sick fun.

[@CribNotes]

Never been a gamblaholic, but I've counted cards and I play poker as a side hustle so I of course I loved LET IT RIDE. The scene with Dreyfuss' loser buddy donating blood across the street from the track had me laughing my ass off. And of course, Jennifer Tilly at peak hotness provided visual interest.

[@johnm6088]

@@CribNotes "They go from my ass all the way to the flloor.My legs". Luv Luv this fil..

[@roquefortfiles]

I think the studio wanted to rename it. "Let it slide".

[@mockmonkey1]

I love that movie. It's a fun movie. If I'm depressed it lifts my spirits.

[@davidbrain1192]

I love this movie just watched it again on the weekend, you like the odds on Lightning lol.

[@TheVagolfer]

Love him or hate him, Dreyfus is a complex, talented man that had one of the great careers in the movies. He was in several blockbusters and many iconic movies, his resume compares with anyone's.

[@phyllismarkley7878]

I loved the remarks that Richard said about “Mr. Holland’s Opus”. That movie was magical!! His character exuded such a passion for music and I have no doubt that the actor himself had that same passion! Such a gem!

[@del7538]

Didn't Robert Shaw give him a rough time on the set of Jaws as well? There seems to be a recurring theme here of fellow actors, and apparently directors, not liking this guy. And I say this as an admirer of his work.

[@MegaSilverBlood]

Yeah I mean I love his work too, his a fantastic actor, but his personality does resemble to his character in Jaws, a bit too pompous and full of himself

[@matthewdunham1689]

A difficult man obviously but love him as an actor.

[@PaulRoseGuitar]

I know a guy who has worked with him. And yes...

[@firthlaist218]

I concur... Hence being dumped into the pool. Maybe that winch "slipping" wasn't an accident ...there's a thought ; ))

[@coreyandersson1786]

Firth Laist haha yes right

[@DaughterofJerusalem]

I always thought Richard should get an Academy award for his performance in What About Bob. His anger toward Bill was so palpable and yet adorable. Now I wonder if Bill was either jealous of Richard or simply helping create the tone for the set.

[@peterh1353]

That is a massive film for me. Just incredible slow burn. One joke, but so well done.

[@NicolesNaturals]

There's no way Bill could be jealous. As good as Richard is in that movie, Bill is a comic genius. It's unfortunate all the negative things I've heard about Bill though as I really love all his movies and acting style. I'm saddened to hear he was mean to Richard. What About Bob is one of the funniest movies ever made.

[@DaughterofJerusalem]

@@NicolesNaturals Yeah, I'm not really sure what I meant. Between men, there's usually competition to see who's top dog. Bill, could be genius enough to have provoked Richard for performance for the sake of the movie after their 'altercation'.

[@NicolesNaturals]

@@DaughterofJerusalem True. If he was provoking him for the movie's sake, that would be funny too.

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

I've heard too many stories of Murray's horrible on-set behaviour for some of them not to be true. He's excellent in lots of films (loved him in Lost in Translation), but I don't think I'd want to work with him.

[@photostudio5861]

There are a few bad stories out there about Bill Murray, but a lot more stories from people who love working with him, so he's kind of a mixed bag. Richard Dreyfuss on the other hand, there is virtually no one saying "Great guy, love having him around".

[@cps7962]

i really wasnt a dreyfuss fan but really watching him esp in jaws, was wow double triple wow. just amazing in every role. and hes so genuine. love him. what a talented great actor.

[@bustergoldenrod]

So many great performances. I love Tin Men, Let It Ride, Stakeout and Moon Over Parador also. Brilliant actor in both comedy and drama.

[@peterh1353]

He has a lot of nervous energy. Shows that in the clips. Journalist friend interviewed him and didn't like him. Thought he was a bit weird. Lived here in London for a while, might still do, I have lost track.

[@carybaxter274]

All of these roles are outstanding in my memory. Few actors can deliver as Dreyfuss can, and the roles he highlights demonstrate that so well. It is great to hear the stories from his lips. Unforgettable.

[@TheWopper78]

I absolutely adore Richard Dreyfus . He is without a doubt in the world that I grew up in, was so worth inviting into my household and having him over for supper or lunch or whatever the occasion. TV was everything to us kids of the 70s n 80s. And he was family. As far as we were concerned

[@jimjiminyjaroo300]

Well said.

[@JMoruzzi]

Sounds like he had a measure or two of the good stuff before sitting down to this.

[@nicholasdickens2801]

JMoruzzi He has some health issues, and like many actors - like many people, without a script, they don’t feel too confident. He’s a darn fine actor.

[@clinthowe7629]

My dad was a fanatic about aliens from outer space, and he insisted on taking to see Close Encounters of the third kind when it came out, it was the very first movie i ever saw in a theatre.

[@trinacorbett4827]

Richard Dreyfuss ... You are ... a wonderful actor ... I so much agree with you. You made many of the best movies ever made. I remember watching your movies in pure awe ... thinking ... this actor is always in the best movies and he totally acts like no other. I have always been totally impressed with every minute of film you were in. One of a kind ... possibly the very best! Thank you ... thank you ... thank you.

[@andrewpinner3181]

Love this guy, always have. l wish he'd covered the film 'Always', a film that is very dear to me for sentimental reasons, but also a great film of course.

[@MNcit]

Yes! I fell in love with Always the first time I saw it. I hope it wasn't left out because he doesn't care for it.

[@funkster007]

I really need to see that again. Dreyfuss and Holly Hunter were superb together.

[@catmip]

One of my top 10 favorite movies

[@merrybluegirl8930]

@@funkster007 They did another film together (Hunter, Dreyfus) called Once Around that critics didn't really like, but I loved it. Both movies were so great with them together.

[@funkster007]

@@merrybluegirl8930 Nice. Will have to check that out!

[@1deplatt]

He was absolutely fantastic in Close Encounters

[@marcelomerchan9563]

One of my favorite actor in the 70, 80, 90. Of course Steve McQueen and Paul Newman were the best of all....

[@TuckerSP2011]

Mr. Dreyfuss is an absolutely top shelf actor. He is always enjoyable to watch.

[@pds002]

He is an incredible actor and I love him. One of the very best. He's great in interviews, honest, compelling stories. He's emotional and an all round super guy.

[@richardsiciliano7117]

Arrogance and cocaine are a bad mixture, so I'm sure Dreyfuss was a pain to deal with in the day. He's a fantastic actor, though, no doubt.

[@roquefortfiles]

He's a fantastic actor and he'll tell you so.

[@bubufubu]

That does not entitle Murray to act like a complete asshole. What he did to Drefyuss was inexcusable.

[@OzBaxter]

@@bubufubu Get Bill Murray's side of the story before you jump to conclusions...

[@bubufubu]

@@OzBaxter Did you miss the part where Dreyfuss states that Murray was drunk? Due to how alcohol affects the brain, a person who is drunk at the time of an event is highly unlikely to remember what happened, let alone remember it accurately. Secondly, Murray is notorious for his aloofness and mental instability. His own friends have labelled him as such. Finally, there isn't always two or three sides to a story. There are plenty of people out there who get it right the first time by being honest and objective. I choose to believe that Dreyfuss is one of those people.

[@MusicGunn]

@@roquefortfiles It ain't braggin' if you can do it. Yeah, he is an arrogant bastard.

[@krypton7676]

"Stand By Me" is the quintessence of kid movies, CLASSIC.

[@roquefortfiles]

I'd say the Sandlot.

[@krypton7676]

@@TheBadElf "Kid movie" or not, it's an opinion. I saw it at my Boys Club, I was 9.

[@ericcabana8390]

Despite the movie not being for kids, we all saw it when we were kids, and it was memorable!

[@krypton7676]

@@ericcabana8390 And "not appropriate for kids" is also an opinion, cuz every family/org. has their own limitations.

[@NxDoyle]

Richard Dreyfuss is not a tortured artist, as has been said here. He is, however, a sufferer of bipolar disorder type 1, and has treated it successfully for decades. So, tortured is off the mark.

[@vastwasteland77]

Being so afflicted, doesn't that make him tortured?

[@joblo6394]

@@vastwasteland77 ya….that guys comment is fairly well -off the mark.

[@acoustic61]

I saw Goodbye Girl at the local drive-in theater many times back in the day. One of my favorite movies.

[@bethelle9099]

Dreyfuss is a unique actor. He will always have a special place in my heart. He had some great roles to be proud of. I hope that he is doing well.

[@Jimvanhise]

When What About Bob? came out he was on Larry King and was asked if he'd be making another movie with Bill Murray and Dreyfuss just laughed knowingly and said that that wasn't going to happen, but he wouldn't elaborate. I had heard that a lot of the anger Dreyfuss has toward the character of Bob on screen wasn't all acting. Although he apparently finally got over himself, for a long time Murray would alienate actors he worked with by improvising without telling them that he was going to do that. If you watch the first Charlie's Angels movie (he's not in the second one) almost every scene in which he talks to the ladies it is done over a telephone because they got tired of trying to work with him.

[@gkroll8467]

why people fawn over murray is amazing no talated thionks he such a great actor dreyfuss is fine but a commie

[@reubenherrera9827]

BILL IS WORSE THEN DREYFUSS KNOWS. Bill is 1000% insane!!! He's wacked...and OUT OF HIS MIND! Back in late 90's early 2000's for a few years I rented a place in Malibu on Malibu Rd behind the Ralph's Mkt next to The Colony outside of the gates. Bill was next-door yet hardly there. Yet he lent this place out (a lot) to crew members (grips, AD's, art department, construction, electricians, etc) from various projects I assume he was working on. Always blue collar types. Every now and then his younger brother would stay there for weeks at a time. So I was accustomed to random people going in and out of there. You would see Bill maybe four, five, six times a year for 3-4 days at a time. Always alone. No wife, no kids, no assistant. And you knew it was him there because he had no car and the front parking was empty and the house quiet. It was a cab or a car would pick him up. If they were cars parked out front you knew he was not there. One early am (5:00) I saw him climbing out of the window of the house and throwing his luggage out. He was leaving and getting into a cab. I asked him if everything was ok and he said he doesn't have keys to the house. So he broke into his own house left it locked and went out the window. So everyone else had a key and he did not. A year or so later I figured out Bill had moved in on a more permanent basis because there were no cars but you could see the lights going on and off, tv, etc; and he was always very private. So I figured he was there for an extended stay. Long story short there was a homeless guy living there with some friends and they were keeping quiet. It seems he had pushed off a bunch of Bills friends and told them that Bill wants him to stay there and watch the place. And they believed it and left the place alone. Cause that's Bill and that guy sold it. One day Bills younger brother John shows up with the police and throws the guy out. It seems he had cleaned out the house over the course of three months. Stereo systems, kitchenware, linens, clothing, everything, etc. Ran up the Playboy channel and phone. The brother let me in. I spoke to the police. And I saw the place totally wrecked. The place looked and smelled like a gas station bathroom. Especially the kitchen. As time went by major housekeeping came in and some carpenters to clean the place up. The brother ended up telling me that Bills ONLY concern was the stolen pair of Air Jordan sneakers signed by Michael Jordan in a glass box with a photo of the two. I remember the brother rolling his eyes. I will never forget that eye roll. This was the younger brother John who came out with him in the movie Scrooged. The place was sold and the brother gave me a case of film poster One Sheets from The Man Who Knew Too Little, 2 of Bills golf clubs and 32 cases of pink tile from the garage.

[@frisco21]

His soft-spoken, passive-aggressive speaking style is unnerving.

[@geneawisea2708]

I read an interview with Bill Murray over 10 years ago and he purposefully F’d with Dreyfus because he was overbearing and always bitching about everyone else’s acting. He gave him a good what for, good for you Bill!

[@johnnypunish]

DREYFUS deserves OSCAR for every performance... one of the worlds best Thespians

[@allancove4483]

Here's one that I bet very few ever remember. It's wasn't a movie but a tv show. I'm dating myself here, but how many (if any of you's) remember a tv show Richard Dreyfuss stared in called "The Education of Max Bickford?" I thought (much like in all his roles) that he did a great job in that show. Just too bad that show had a short shelf life because I loved it back in the day. Just saying.

[@antonewilson4310]

Moon Over Parador gets no love. It was BRILLIANT. What About Bob, All-Time classic.

[@bernlin2000]

Love this dude....totally aware of himself.

[@Markus_Andrew]

Another memorable movie role for Dreyfuss which almost never seems to get mentioned anywhere was as "The Player" in Tom Stoppard's "Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead". He absolutely stole that show, even though his role in it was a supporting one.

[@TheConorsmithusa]

It's a shame my 2nd all time fave movie of Dreyfuss', Stakeout doesn't get a mention?! It doesn't need to be forgotten. i was 9 in 1992 when i first saw it and loved it ever since. In case you're wondering jaws is and has always been my all time favorite movie.

[@omnipop4936]

Every time I watch a KZbin "Jaws reaction video" (someone, usually in their 20's or 30's, viewing 'Jaws' for the very first time), invariably they'll warm to Hooper - his sense of humor and his intelligence - more than any of the other characters. They'll often even pause the video to comment, "I like this Hooper guy!" Dreyfus's acting has a way of appealing across generations. I'm proud to say I saw the movie with my parents during its original theatrical release in 1975. (... at age 6!)

[@sgtspite]

Such unbridled honesty, it's a rare thing in the world right now.

[@artmanjohn2]

Folks always forget to bring up one of my favorite movies of all time by Richard called "Let it Ride - 1989." It is so funny that my sides were literally hurting from laughing so hard! This movie is a great feel good movie and one of my all times favorite comedies, period. It was just pure genius!

[@michaelharrison3483]

"Am I having a great day or what?" Fantastic fourth wall break.

[@hamiljohn]

Absolutely, a perfect movie!

[@hamiljohn]

Absolutely, a perfect movie!

[@hamiljohn]

Absolutely, a perfect movie

[@kg-xt4hg]

"nothing ventured...........nothing ventured".......

[@miguelthemeparkobsessed8629]

Least he is being honest about people he worked with . I still love him in 2 of my fave films of all times jaws and close encounters

[@frankspence8723]

Richard Dreyfuss. Probably the greatest actor of all time though no one realizes this fact. I am glad I do.

[@bdy576]

Well, Richard realizes it I assure you. So, you're in good company!

[@williambyham3674]

@@bdy576 LOL 🙃

[@frankspence8723]

@@bdy576 Close Encounters is a master work in acting. Teri Garr is brilliant as well. Steven Spielberg brought high level acting / performance to the big budget film.

[@bennylloyd-willner9667]

Love the "realizes this FACT" just after "PROBABLY...". I'm with you, also very unsure if he is the greatest. Congrats on "probably realizing this fact", you almost surely are perhaps probably glad you do... maybe...😁

[@KaBoomChannel]

I remember Jaws like it was yesterday, I must have been around 14 or 15 when they movie came out and it freaked me out like you can't imagine. To this day 45 years later i still wont swim above my waist when I go to the beach

[@TheCarnivalguy]

It's interesting to hear Dreyfuss talk about his most well known film roles. He may or may not be medicated during this interview, but I found myself nodding off to his soft, slow cadence.