Brion James
Brion James
Brion Howard Jameswas an American character actor. Known for playing the character of Leon Kowalski in the movie Blade Runner, James portrayed a variety of colorful roles in well-known films such as Southern Comfort, 48 Hrs., Another 48 Hrs., Tango & Cash, Red Heat, The Player and The Fifth Element...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth20 February 1945
CountryUnited States of America
cowboy play california
Westerns was why I got into the business. I grew up on a small farm in California and all I ever wanted to do was to play gangsters and cowboys in movies.
changing-your-life shows knows
You never know what show is going to change your life.
drama
I liked the drama of getting stoned.
character television film
I did 125 films, and over 100 television shows, and you've never seen the same character twice.
jobs hands long
I couldn't say no to jobs and I couldn't say no to drugs. I'd get high from a movie, I'd be somebody else because I didn't particularly like me, so long as I had a script in my hand, I was okay. As soon as the movie was over, I didn't know what to do.
forever blade-runner blades
I could talk about Blade Runner forever.
comedy stand-up-comedy knows
You know, stand-up comedy is where I pretty much started out.
parrots accents picks
I'm a parrot. I can pick up an accent and just do it.
long drug use
In the '70s, everybody was doing drugs, so long as you showed up and did your work, they'd use you until you died.
genre-is want behavior
The best thing about Sci-Fi, which is my favorite genre, is that there are no rules for behavior. So you can do anything you want.
play evil want
I never play a villain that I don't have something I can either do or say so the audience sees there is something redeemable about them. In other words, I don't want to do evil for evil's sake. I don't want to do Jason slasher movies. There's no point in that.
recovery people house
I prayed to God for help and I put myself in a recovery house called Studio 12. It was for people in the business and you didn't have to have any money to go, which was good because I was broke.
care want television
I still do television. I don't care. I just want to work. I love to work. I want to do 500 movies.
guy bad-guys
The bad guys are the best parts.