Powers Boothe Quotes
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That joy of a creative environment, without any restrictions, is hard to leave.
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It's never a matter of career decisions. I don't think in those terms. What matters is whether a role is interesting, if I will enjoy playing it, and if I'm confident I can do a good job.
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I've auditioned five or six times. I'm not very good at it.
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I was the first one in the family, on either side, to go to college - much less graduate school.
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If you're down, it's curse; if you're up, it's a blessing.
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I wanted to be in 'The Emerald Forest.' I chased that one for six months before it all came about. I wanted to work with John Boorman!
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When 'Deadwood' came along, it was totally like Shakespeare. The long speeches were like soliloquies. If one phrase of a monologue was out of whack, the entire one-page speech didn't work.
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Before I accept a job, I always talk to folks about it. 'Why does he kill these 22 people?' If they say, 'What difference does it make?' I know we have nothing more to talk about. A character has to be three-dimensional.
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Sometimes, I feel like directors look at me and say, 'I want to put that boy in the jungle. I want to hurt him.'
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Everyone has this vision of Jones as a maniacal ogre. Wrong. He was charming, sweet, and a fabulous speaker.
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I've been fortunate in my career to have the opportunity to pick and choose the parts I play. I've also been lucky to always be involved with quality actors, quality directors, quality writers.
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When I first came to Hollywood, I played about as many guys who save the day and get the girl as I played heavies. It's just that heavies are more interesting and last in people's minds.
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I was raised a proper Southern boy.
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If there is anything I am about, it is I want justice in society.
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There's something about playing the baddies that people like. They're more fun, and people tend to remember them, particularly if you do them well.
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I have always been attracted to good scripts and try hard to make characters as believable as possible. That means trying to figure out how they would react to situations, what they eat, think, and feel.
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I've had presidents in my lifetime - and I'm old enough to have seen several - that I really detested, but they're still my president. I've had presidents that I've really liked.
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If I rob a gas station, I'm going to get 15 years. If I steal $400 million on Wall Street, I start plea-bargaining.
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I like to think of myself as fairly intellectual.
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When I'm out there, it's just me. Nobody's controlling me, and I can do whatever I want to do. I'm my own man.
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I was raised a Democrat, and now I'm an Independent.
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I've always felt if you followed a real private detective around, it would be boring.
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I come prepared when I come to work. Not just knowing the lines, but I think I know something about what I do.
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You don't do classics with a Texas accent.