Tommy Lee Jones
Tommy Lee Jones
Tommy Lee Jonesis an American actor and filmmaker. He has received four Academy Award nominations, winning a Best Supporting Actor for his performance as U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard in the 1993 thriller film The Fugitive...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth15 September 1946
CountryUnited States of America
life
I personally don't live a nihilistic life, I don't have any use for it.
dramatic movements narrative photograph serve stories
I want to photograph what I see and put it in a dramatic context. I'm an actor and a writer, and I want to tell these stories and present these shapes, colors and movements as I see them, as I see them serve a narrative. As I see that narrative serve an audience. That's what I want to do.
home remote town
My home town is very small and very remote and we don't have a movie house.
deem people perfectly pursue willing work
I have nothing against interviews. I don't pursue them. When people I work for deem it appropriate, I'm perfectly willing to serve.
You know, I don't really think you have to play nice guys.
struggling
It's no fun to be a struggling young actor. It's a desperate thing, no way to be happy. If you have any alternative, you should take it.
bad movies
I've made some bad movies. And I really enjoyed it!
country movies
I want to make movies about my country from my point of view.
I haven't had a lot of comedy come my way as a performer.
I enjoy acting more and more than when I was 17.
humor
I don't think I would describe my sense of humor. Doesn't sound like the kind of thing I'd do.
fine
If you don't hurt anybody or try to steal anything, you'll be fine in the South.
spirit
You can't instruct an audience to laugh, but what you can do is read well and understand the spirit and subtleties, if there are any, in the dialogue.
I don't play just villains. I like to have parts that are not simply villains.