John Hawkes
John Hawkes
John Hawkesis an American film and television actor. He is known for his portrayal of the merchant Sol Star on the HBO series Deadwood, Dustin Powers on Eastbound & Down, Academy Award-nominated performance as the menacing backwoods meth addict "Teardrop" Dolly in Winter's Bone and his Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominated portrayal of Mark O'Brien in The Sessions...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth11 September 1959
CountryUnited States of America
training actors
I don't have actor training myself.
mean trying limits
I don't mean to be highfalutin about it, but I try to limit my visibility.
strong play people
I generally play strong people and scary people.
texas years
I lived in Texas for 10 years.
mets
I met Robert Rodriguez working on a movie called 'Roadracers.'
tickets concerts hard
It's hard to get concert tickets.
play stories ifs
If you're telling a story it's always best not to play the ending.
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The only thing that exists is torment, lyricism, and the magnificence of language.
school sunday hearing
I had to go to Sunday school once or twice in my life, and that's where I commented someplace on hearing.
school crucible sophomore
I went to a performance of 'The Crucible' at the Guthrie when I was a sophomore in high school, and I knew right away that that's what I wanted to do
needs helping forget
You never really forget who you are. If you did, you'd need to seek some professional help
gets people tear
When something gets attention so quickly, people sometimes will look for reasons to find fault and tear it down.
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When I realized that you can't necessarily be cast in a really great part living in Austin, even when Hollywood comes to town, I got a demo reel together and headed out west.
chances good luck races win
We have good chances in most of the races and that's all you can ask. You need luck to win a race, anywhere.