John Hawkes
John Hawkes
John Hawkesis an American film and television actor. He is known for his portrayal of the merchant Sol Star on the HBO series Deadwood, Dustin Powers on Eastbound & Down, Academy Award-nominated performance as the menacing backwoods meth addict "Teardrop" Dolly in Winter's Bone and his Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominated portrayal of Mark O'Brien in The Sessions...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth11 September 1959
CountryUnited States of America
mets
I met Robert Rodriguez working on a movie called 'Roadracers.'
texas years
I lived in Texas for 10 years.
strong play people
I generally play strong people and scary people.
training actors
I don't have actor training myself.
challenges roles actors
For me and for I'm sure any actor, each role is a different challenge to prepare for in a different way.
levels uncomfortable infamy
Even the small amount of infamy I have makes me uncomfortable - on a personal level and on a professional level.
thinking findings persons
Certainly I've had the experience of thinking a person was one thing, and finding out they were another.
character writing thinking
For the last 20 years of my life, I've had the mantra to do amazing parts with amazing people in amazing projects, so I'm attracted to good story, writing and character and good people. That's what I'm always searching for and I don't think that's ever going to change.
jobs want
A lot of times, you just don't get the jobs you want to get.
mistake thinking play
As an actor, I think a mistake that any storyteller can make is to play the ending.
thinking light darkness
I don't think there are in life, pure darkness or pure light. Everyone's got a little of everything.
tickets concerts hard
It's hard to get concert tickets.
talking interviews odd
It's probably odd for someone to read an interview where the interviewee is worried about exposure while they're talking in an interview.
alaska years
Really, I didn't like Alaska. It rained, almost every day, at least 300 days out of the year.