Billy Bob Thornton Quotes About Character
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Usually with film writing I start with characters, and set about writing their story.
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The independent film business is pretty much gone. Now you can do it in a format where you actually get to develop a character over a period of time.
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To tell you the truth, I don't ever talk about characters as separate from myself.
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Playing normal-looking characters really intimidatesme. I got into acting to play anyone but me.
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Anytime you get a chance to play some extreme character, in any direction, it's always a great blessing.
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Usually when you're playing a character, you think a lot about their backstory.
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I know it's boring to say this but I always start with the script. I mean if it's well written and it's a character that I haven't necessarily played before.
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Every character I play is me, always has been.
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If you look at a character as a mountain over there that you have to climb, then I think you've lost 50 percent of the air.
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I always wished there was somebody like the Coen Brothers and they appeared. And so yeah, my favorite role that I've ever done was in The Man Who Wasn't There. That's my very favorite character I've ever played.
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As most characters are that I play, there's a lot of me in it, anyway.
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