Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton

Getting the nomination is like gravy. Winning would be like whatever is better than gravy.

Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton

If you love somebody let them know every day.

Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton

I've never heard of anybody smoking a joint and going on a rampage. It makes you lie around on the floor and look at the ceiling. What's wrong with that?

Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton

I have type AB- blood, which is the rarest blood type. It's less than 1 percent of the whole population of the world, and it means that you don't have as many digestive enzymes.

Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton

There aren't any people aligned with me passionately.

Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton

If you're in scenes with a guy you know really well in a comedy, you tend to crack each other up too much.

Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton

If you can make a color show or movie seem like it's in black-and-white, then you've done a really good job.

Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton

I love independent film so much, and that's kind of where I made my mark.

Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton

Sometimes I'm playing somebody that I may have a problem with. Your job as an actor is not to go only play things that make you look good.

Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton

If I hadn't gotten into the entertainment business, I would be probably making minimum wage still.

Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton

You know, some people can't get past their past, I guess. I certainly haven't.

Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton

I've been largely an improvisational actor for most of my career, except for when I've worked with the Coen brothers.

Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton

My wheelhouse is intense characters who have a certain sympathetic streak and also a sense of humor.

Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton

I've been accused, many times, as a writer/director, of my pace being too leisurely and too long.

Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton

Baby boomers don't go out as much, they aren't interacting with each other and they would rather stay home and watch TV. That's the audience for a guy like me, unless I'm doing 'Bad Santa.'

Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton

I think television's amazing, and I'm going to do more of it. I love it. I think it's a great place to be, but I'm still going to keep doing movies too.

Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton

I love being an actor, doing it all. That's not exciting and controversial, but it's true.

Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton

One of the greatest things about getting older as an actor is that you settle into who you are and you don't begrudge everyone else what they have.

Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton

I always have a guitar or ukulele in the trailer, and I write songs. That keeps me in an artistic mind-set.

Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton

I'm a vegan who cheats - that's what I call myself.