Bill Murray delivered an honest remembrance of his "The Royal Tenenbaums" co-star Gene Hackman on Thursday, calling him a "brilliant" actor but saying he was a "tough nut" who was "really rough" on director Wes Anderson.

"Gene's made some of the greatest American movies. So he was a little irritable" working on 'The Royal Tenenbaums,' Murray recalled of the late Hackman

Following yesterday’s tragic loss of the great Gene Hackman, many who knew him (and even more who simply respected his work) have spoken out about the accomplished star. Now Bill Murray, who appeared with Hackman in Wes Anderson’s The Royal Tenenbaums has lovingly remembered one of the actor’s final performances,