Bill Paxton
Bill Paxton
William "Bill" Paxtonis an American actor and director. He has appeared in a number of films, including The Terminator, Weird Science, Aliens, True Lies, Apollo 13, Twister, and Titanic. He also starred in the HBO series Big Loveand was nominated for an Emmy Award for the miniseries Hatfields & McCoys...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth17 May 1955
CityFort Worth, TX
CountryUnited States of America
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I came out to Hollywood when I was just 18, and my dad, he was really into Hollywood and theater and art, and I guess growing up, he exposed me to a lot of culture, and I just started making Super-8 films in high school and decided I wanted to be a filmmaker.
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I want people to re-evaluate me. My dream would be to make films like Clint Eastwood did... You have to be a self-starter out here at a certain point. It's important to take the reigns or, otherwise, you can be regaled to obscurity so quickly.
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It's always good to have no expectations when you see a film. Then you can be pleasantly disappointed or surprised.
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It's become very popular in contemporary films to have the twist ending.
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When you start out as a filmmaker, you do parodies, because you can't really compete on a studio level.
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When I first read the Eddie Lowery connection in the script, I thought this scenario was created because it was Disney making the movie,
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My first film was a movie shot in 1974. I was 18 on that movie set. It was called 'Big Bad Mama.' I turned 19 on the next movie I worked on, which was a black 'Blazing Saddles.' I worked in the art department. It was called 'Darktown Strutters.'
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I think I got an Instamatic camera when I was 8 years old, and ever since then, I've liked to record things. I don't know why. Maybe it's just to kind of try to leave some kind of record behind.
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What's been nice is that I've been able to direct from a very idealistic place. I've never had to make my living as a director, which gave me a chance to choose material I feel passionate about. The directing allows me to not have to grab any acting role that comes along. I can pick and choose a little bit.
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Growing up in Texas and Oklahoma, Ben Johnson was more famous than John Wayne to some of us. I knew him. I worked with him on a low budget film years ago, and we'd sit around at night while waiting for a shot.
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There's something about being at the tournaments that you don't really get on TV, although golf is a great sport to watch on television.
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On the Internet, on IMDB, they've got that my middle name as Archibald. I don't have a middle name! My father doesn't like middle names.
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I got to direct a human interest sports drama - to this day, one of my proudest achievements in my career and a source of undying pride.
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I've had a life where things have worked out for me beyond my wildest dreams, and my brother's had just the opposite.