American - Actor | September 15, 1946 -
My idea in terms of managing a narrative, or in thinking in my creative life, is that you could easily argue that the past, the present and the future all occur simultaneously, and if you can postulate that, then you're not strictly bound to a linear narrative.
Tommy Lee Jones
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I think any stereotyping is too much.
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Human beings are glorious and preposterous characters.
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I'm always happy to have a job.
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I haven't had a lot of comedy come my way as a performer.
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I don't direct movies for a living.
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No, I don't think about the myth of the West. It's not the kind of thinking I do. That's more suited to people who live in big towns on the West Coast or East Coast, people who stay under a roof, in a room, all the time.
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As a child of West Texas, I identify with Hispanic culture every bit as much as I do North American culture.
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No director wants to be directed, but no good director... would shy away from the good ideas of others.
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I want to photograph what I see and put it in a dramatic context. I'm an actor and a writer, and I want to tell these stories and present these shapes, colors and movements as I see them, as I see them serve a narrative. As I see that narrative serve an audience. That's what I want to do.
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I love cinema.
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My home town is very small and very remote and we don't have a movie house.
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