Powers Boothe Quotes

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If there is anything I am about, it is I want justice in society.

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We all want to pretend that there isn’t evil in the world. We all want to pretend that there aren’t people trying to take us out and different things like that.

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It’s never a matter of career decisions. I don’t think in those terms. What matters is whether a role is interesting, if I will enjoy playing it, and if I’m confident I can do a good job.

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We’re in the business of making films, not striking or anything else.

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I got a lot of flak; in Texas, football is not only the social thing you must do, but you do it also to prove your manhood. They all couldn’t conceive of why I’d want to stop to do ‘The Importance of Being Earnest.’

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When I’m out there, it’s just me. Nobody‘s controlling me, and I can do whatever I want to do. I’m my own man.

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Sometimes, I feel like directors look at me and say, ‘I want to put that boy in the jungle. I want to hurt him.’

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I come prepared when I come to work. Not just knowing the lines, but I think I know something about what I do.

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Actors have far fewer choices than the public thinks they do.

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I’ve been fortunate in my career to have the opportunity to pick and choose the parts I play. I’ve also been lucky to always be involved with quality actors, quality directors, quality writers.

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We have real cliched ideas of what prison life is like. It is not a happy place. It’s a desperate, sad situation.

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There are more heroes than cops, FBI agents, and lawyers.

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That joy of a creative environment, without any restrictions, is hard to leave.

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I like to do things that are about relationships, work with quality people, and tell a different kind of story.

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Any of us can sort of say we would do any number of things to feed our children.

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When I first came to Hollywood, I played about as many guys who save the day and get the girl as I played heavies. It’s just that heavies are more interesting and last in people’s minds.

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You don’t do classics with a Texas accent.

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If you’re down, it’s curse; if you’re up, it’s a blessing.

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I was raised a proper Southern boy.

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I wanted to be in ‘The Emerald Forest.’ I chased that one for six months before it all came about. I wanted to work with John Boorman!

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I’m not going to make my living out of beating my head against somebody else.

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If I rob a gas station, I’m going to get 15 years. If I steal $400 million on Wall Street, I start plea-bargaining.

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Before I accept a job, I always talk to folks about it. ‘Why does he kill these 22 people?’ If they say, ‘What difference does it make?’ I know we have nothing more to talk about. A character has to be three-dimensional.

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Since I’ve had some success, story and character are always the two elements I think about first in material presented to me. Some of my choices have been more successful than others.

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I’ve auditioned five or six times. I’m not very good at it.

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