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When I was a teenager, I read the bible cover-to-cover, and I found the Old Testament, it's a pretty bloody history book.

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Billy Bob Thornton
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: August 4
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When people wear shoes that don't fit them, it says something about their soul. Generally, I think it means they are good people.
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I tend to like to move on. I don't sit around and dwell on things much.
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I always wanted to play a lawyer.
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Movies these days have made killers into funny people. What's that all about? I've got kids and family and friends, and I don't like bad things. I don't think they're funny, and it's irresponsible to make movies that don't show you how that's not good.
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You know, what's popular? Okay, vampires are very popular. Let me make my vampire movie. I'm not saying you can't make a vampire movie. But if you're going to do one do something crazy. I mean don't just get a bunch of, like I said, models and make them into vampires so you'll get an audience. You know maybe get some ugly vampires for a change.
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I attribute all my success to ignorance. If you don't ever think about not getting where you want to be, I think it helps you out.
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