Anderson had tried to stay positive but recalled that Murray had actually come to set, even when the actor was not involved in filming, just to protect the director. ‘You were not scared of Gene,’ Anderson said to Murray. ‘I noticed early on so I started asking you to come be there. I remember, there was a scene where Gene goes for a walk in the park and I looked up on the top of this rock and you were standing with a cowboy hat watching the set. And you were just there to show solidarity and I was very touched by that.’
Wes Anderson recalls Bill Murray protecting him from Gene Hackman (via noirdeoro)
(Source: filmdrunk.uproxx.com, via stayforthecredits)