You can tell how boring a person is by the lack of fear in their eyes when someone is flipping through photos on their phone.
Interpretation
The quote humorously suggests that a person's excitement or boredom can be gauged by their reaction to a mundane activity like looking at photos.
Bill Murray's quote implies that boredom is often a reflection of a person's inner excitement and zest for life. When someone shows little fear or interest while the photos are being flipped through, it can indicate a lack of engaging stories or experiences, hinting that they may be less interesting or adventurous.
In practice
This quote could be used in a comedy routine to illustrate the mundane aspects of social interactions.
You know the theory of cell irritability? If you take an amoeba cell and poke it a thousand times, it will change and then re-form into its original shape. And then, the thousandth time you poke this amoeba, the cell will completely collapse and become nothing. That's kind of what it's like being famous. People say hi, how are you doing, and after the thousandth time, you just get angry; you really pop.
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He who has provoked the lash of wit, cannot complain that he smarts from it.
No man goes before his time - unless the boss leaves early.
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