Tommy Lee Jones
Tommy Lee Jones
Tommy Lee Jonesis an American actor and filmmaker. He has received four Academy Award nominations, winning a Best Supporting Actor for his performance as U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard in the 1993 thriller film The Fugitive...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth15 September 1946
CountryUnited States of America
art mistake different
I've worked with more than 50 directors and I've paid attention since day one. That's pretty much been my education, apart from studying art history and shooting with my own cameras. I've seen 50 different sets of mistakes and 50 different ways of achieving.
trying next different
I try as hard as I can for everything to be different from one movie to the next.
You know, I don't really think you have to play nice guys.
struggling
It's no fun to be a struggling young actor. It's a desperate thing, no way to be happy. If you have any alternative, you should take it.
bad movies
I've made some bad movies. And I really enjoyed it!
country movies
I want to make movies about my country from my point of view.
I haven't had a lot of comedy come my way as a performer.
I enjoy acting more and more than when I was 17.
humor
I don't think I would describe my sense of humor. Doesn't sound like the kind of thing I'd do.
fine
If you don't hurt anybody or try to steal anything, you'll be fine in the South.
spirit
You can't instruct an audience to laugh, but what you can do is read well and understand the spirit and subtleties, if there are any, in the dialogue.
I don't play just villains. I like to have parts that are not simply villains.
good movies worked
I have worked on very good movies that have been buried, and I've worked on some resounding mediocrities that have been paraded through the marketplace like they were masterpieces.
politics work
If you want to know about my politics, the only way to do that is to look at my work.