James Woods
James Woods
James Howard Woodsis an American actor and producer. He is often known for villainous roles, and appeared in a variety of films, including The Onion Field, Videodrome, Once Upon a Time in America, Best Seller, Chaplin, Casino, Nixon, Hercules, Vampires, Straw Dogsand White House Down. On television, he is known for portraying the titular protagonist of Shark...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth18 April 1947
CityVernal, UT
CountryUnited States of America
The lifeblood of my career has been independent film.
I've had wonderfully lucrative offers to do another network series. I could do that again and have a very luscious retirement.
The whole world has gone back to something we are genetically engineered to do - communicating through symbols.
The same time we were talking with Eric we were having airline tickets printed to go see Dave in Jacksonville.
This is an idea that is working fabulously.
This is a total shock, ... This is really a step backwards for us.
The silent killer of all great men and women of achievement - particularly men, I don't know why, maybe it's the testosterone - I think it's narcissism. Even more than hubris. And for women, too. Narcissism is the killer.
I would give you seven to one odds that this is going to be a slash piece, but that's OK. I'm willing to take the heat.
Because of who I am, when I sit at a poker table, I meet people who engage me in conversation, not only about poker, but also about the movie business and about the world of celebrities.
I hate to say that, but name an actor, and I'll tell you who they're related to, ... It's unbelievable! So I came out here, this sort of skinny geeky kid, and it just took forever. I didn't get my first sort of break until I was 30.
If I say I'm the best actor for the part, I mean it and I'm not kidding.
It should have been done. It's our pure oversight. It should have been told to them as soon as we knew.
It's a great battle, and it really is a battle, and there are people from all walks of life, you know, never judge anybody at the table: A man can be the greatest poker player and he might know all the numbers, but he might get beaten by a really savvy kid who works in a grocery store; and that's what's so great about this game.
We know exactly what our plant is going to cost,