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I don't direct movies for a living.

Tommy Lee Jones

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Tommy Lee Jones
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: September 15
Actor
American Football Player
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Polo Player
Screenwriter
Stage Actor
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San Saba
Texas
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Characters with no integrity are just as interesting as characters with lots of integrity.
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Acting is fun for me and it doesn't really matter how, whether it's hard work or easy work, it's always fun.
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I think any stereotyping is too much.
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I look upon pride as a sin.
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I don't see people as groups, I see them as individuals.
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I fear other actors who are not prepared. And I fear directors who are afraid.
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I don't analyze things like titles.
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I think that no matter how much you don't like yourself or the drama of your life you can still find some comedy in it.
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Lose the chrome-plated sissy pistol and get yourself a Glock.
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I don't consider my private feelings to be relevant in any way, actually.
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Age will flatten a man.
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I'm an actor, I'm always looking for work. I was born to do that.
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No director wants to be directed, but no good director... would shy away from the good ideas of others.
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I don't fight anybody anytime or anywhere.
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Ethnic stereotypes are boring and stressful and sometimes criminal. It's just not a good way to think. It's non-thinking. It's stupid and destructive.
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