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
changing-your-life shows knows
You never know what show is going to change your life.
character television film
I did 125 films, and over 100 television shows, and you've never seen the same character twice.
parrots accents picks
I'm a parrot. I can pick up an accent and just do it.
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.
fighting careers my-own
Since very early in my career, I have always did my own stunt fighting.
jobs done dialect
My whole deal when I do accents or dialects is I gotta fool the locals. If I fool the locals then I've done my job.
dad night theater
My dad had a movie theater so I was there every night.
men looks want
I've never considered myself a leading man, don't look like one, don't want to be one.
stars mean play
I'm big and a lot of the stars are smaller so if you're big and mean looking, you play bad guys. After Blade Runner, I was the meanest guy in Hollywood.
character actors want
I'm a character actor, so I don't take the hit if the movie's bad, the lead does. So, I don't want to be the lead. He takes the hit, I don't.
kids different kind
I was a different kind of kid, oversensitive and all that.
hate play people
I play out negative fantasies for people. I'm the guy people love to hate. And they always remember the bad guy.
people together elements
Producing is nothing more than bringing all the elements together, konnecting people.
badass wake-up dies
Wake up - time to die.