I've really dreamed of doing television. All of us do television, coming up. But when I was coming up, television was a black hole for actors. Now, television has a certain cache. Now everybody wants to be on TV because they're doing adult dramas. If you're an actor, it's like, "Well, get me on television," because it's the only place you can do it and also make a living at it. If my kids need shoes, I better do a TV show because I damn sure don't make any money with independent films.
Billy Bob ThorntonI write songs on guitar and that's about how good of a guitar player I am. I can write songs on it.
Billy Bob ThorntonWhen I was coming up, if you were on a TV show, that meant something was wrong with your career. Now it means something's right with your career.
Billy Bob ThorntonSometimes we don't want the bad guy to get caught because otherwise the story is over. You want to at least see it through to the end.
Billy Bob ThorntonWhen you weigh 135 pounds and you're telling people who are 6'4" and 250 pounds to get out of your way, how do you do that? Well, a lot of that is in the eyes.
Billy Bob Thornton