Bill Murray is speaking out on the death of Gene ... Older, great actors do not give young directors much of a chance. They’re really rough on them, and Gene was really rough on Wes [Anderson].

Bill Murray is defending his late Royal Tenenbaums ... “Older, great actors do not give young directors much of a chance,” Murray told the AP. “They’re really rough on them, and Gene ...

Murray said Hackman likely saw director Wes Anderson as “just a punk kid” and wasn’t afraid to be “rough” on him ...