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My process started when I was born. The process is life experience. I believe that what makes you an artist, or at least an artist who can communicate the ideas that they want to get across, are people that have life experience.
Billy Bob Thornton
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Billy Bob Thornton
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: August 4
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Nothing wrong with computer as things. They can work wonders in communications and business and medicine and everything else.
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Reality shows are usually created by people doing and saying stupid things.
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I don't know how to type so I handwrite everything.
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The independent film business is pretty much gone. Now you can do it in a format where you actually get to develop a character over a period of time.
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