Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton is an American actor, filmmaker, singer, songwriter, and musician...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth4 August 1955
CityHot Springs, AR
CountryUnited States of America
heart acting my-heart
I love acting with all my heart and I love music with all my heart.
song writing hook
My songs aren't built around choruses or hooks or anything like that. That's kind of how I write screenplays too.
song sometimes
Sometimes I have songs born out of stories.
different songwriting screenwriting
Songwriting and screenwriting aren't that different to me.
melody
[The lyrics and melody] usually come a little simultaneously, but I would say the lyrics are first; usually I have the idea for a story in my head, or few lines.
eclectic
These days and times you can't do eclectic records. In the '60s you could, but not anymore.
attention
People's attention spans are a little shorter these days. Same thing with food and movies.
writing character film
Usually with film writing I start with characters, and set about writing their story.
song writing player
I write songs on guitar and that's about how good of a guitar player I am. I can write songs on it.
You have to really know what you're saying.
character thinking mountain
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.
character
Every character I play is me, always has been.
sports junkie
I'm not a TV junkie outside of sports and history really and stuff like that.
eclectic
I've led a very eclectic life.