"Someone told me some secrets early on about living. You have to remind yourself that you can do the very best you can when you�re very, very relaxed."

"No matter what it is, no matter what your job is, the more relaxed you are, the better you are. That�s sort of why I got into acting. I realized that the more fun I had, the better I did it, and I thought, Well, that�s a job I can be proud of. I�d be proud to have that job, if I had to go to work and say, �No matter what my condition or what my mood is, no matter how I feel about what�s going on in my life, if I can relax myself and enjoy what I�m doing and have fun with it, then I can do my job really well.� And it�s changed my life, learning that. And it�s made me better at what I do. I�m not the greatest or anything. But I really enjoy what I do."

A quote from Bill Murray, used to compose the 6th of 7 rules for "Living a Bill Murray Life," which Instapundit linked to this morning. The whole thing is very entertaining, but I found that the most intriguing rule. I'm not sure I trust that rule. Not for every job anyway. From my perspective, for example, it's a great rule for blogging, but it's close to unethical for teaching, depending on your idea of fun.