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I always wanted to play a lawyer.
Billy Bob Thornton
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Billy Bob Thornton
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: August 4
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I always wished there was somebody like the Coen Brothers and they appeared. And so yeah, my favorite role that I've ever done was in The Man Who Wasn't There. That's my very favorite character I've ever played.
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I'm not sure that I'm really relevant as a director anymore. Or as a writer, either, to tell you the truth.
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Songwriting and screenwriting aren't that different to me.
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I write songs on guitar and that's about how good of a guitar player I am. I can write songs on it.
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Basically there are no stars anymore. The audience is the star.
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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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