Clusters of Quotes
Words spoken by Mr. Thornton. If you haven't noticed already I love
quotes.
They have a way of capturing the moment and then allowing
us to relive it. So here's a collection of timeless Billy Bob
Thornton quotes in interviews and movies.
InterviewsasdMovies
"I came up with the character while I was on my lunch hour. I
was looking at myself in the mirror, started making faces, and I
started talking in that voice." --How he came up with Sling Blade
"It's a sad world in a nursing home."
"I don't care how big the movie is, what studio does it -- as
long as they're going to do a movie about characters, I'm
all for it."
"I also thank the writers that influenced me."
"See our world is so big."
"I used to start out a show I did in a theater by
saying, 'Ok
y'all know my name's Billy Bob, so you probably
think I married my
cousin and [I] screw goats."
"I was always for the underdog."
"As a writer, I didn't get the respect because
people think Southerners are stupid."
"For the most part when I play characters that aren't
too extreme, I play myself."
"Alot of times when you're writing, you'd like to
think that everything is just out of your imagination."
"I went bowling one night and ended up
married.
It was one of those deals."
"I really don't concern myself with what's being
said or writen. I just want to make sure my
children are protected."
"Just remember this: if it weren't for us [Southerners],
you wouldn't have a great deal of your literature, and
you wouldn't have any music."
"But that was Karl, who sorta came out of my hatred
for Val Kilmer."
"I got into acting to be an actor, not to be
a stuntman."
"I am a simple but complex person."
About Sling Blade title being to scary
"No it won't. If the poster is red and black with
blood dripping down it, well yeah. But it's not, it's
a guy standing on a bridge."
"How different can tuxedos be, anyways? Are you
really gonna know that this is a Giorgio Armani tuxedo
and this one's a Calvin Klein? I guess fashion people can
tell. To me, it's a black suit."
"I was a big butter fan."
"I feel more comfortable being Karl than I do myself.
I like being Karl. I like it alot."
"The foundation of all religions is good: treat your
fellow man all right, don't steal his ox, and have
a little faith."
"If you create characters, you really know the kind
of person who needs to play them."
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