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.
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.
badass wake-up dies
Wake up - time to die.
people together elements
Producing is nothing more than bringing all the elements together, konnecting people.
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.
kids different kind
I was a different kind of kid, oversensitive and all that.
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.
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.
men looks want
I've never considered myself a leading man, don't look like one, don't want to be one.
directors larry
Larry Kasdan is a great director.
dad night theater
My dad had a movie theater so I was there every night.
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.
fighting careers my-own
Since very early in my career, I have always did my own stunt fighting.