Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton is an American actor, filmmaker, singer, songwriter, and musician...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth4 August 1955
CityHot Springs, AR
CountryUnited States of America
character
Every character I play is me, always has been.
character
To tell you the truth, I don't ever talk about characters as separate from myself.
independent character film
The independent film business is pretty much gone. Now you can do it in a format where you actually get to develop a character over a period of time.
character
As most characters are that I play, there's a lot of me in it, anyway.
character thinking mountain
If you look at a character as a mountain over there that you have to climb, then I think you've lost 50 percent of the air.
writing character film
Usually with film writing I start with characters, and set about writing their story.
eclectic
I've led a very eclectic life.
kids music-is
I know that I loved music before I loved movies, simply because I didn't see movies as a kid.
kids house care
If you're going to take care of your kids and pay for your house and do something good for adults, you have to do something on television now.
independent giving film
Independent films now, they want to give you $2 million to make it, 21 days to shoot it and they want 10 movie stars in it.
theatre
We didn't have a movie theatre until I was about nine, so I just didn't see them. But, once I got into movies I loved them.
song sometimes
Sometimes I have songs born out of stories.
song writing player
I write songs on guitar and that's about how good of a guitar player I am. I can write songs on it.
melody
[The lyrics and melody] usually come a little simultaneously, but I would say the lyrics are first; usually I have the idea for a story in my head, or few lines.