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" I always told my children when they whined... Only the boring are bored. "
Tommy Lee Jones
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" No, I don't think about the myth of the West. It's not the kind of thinking I do. That's more suited to people who live in big towns on the West Coast or East Coast, people who stay under a roof, in a room, all the time. "
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" In the political world, the only position I have is voter. I'm not a spokesman for anything. "
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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 do not have a sense of humor of any recognizable sort. "
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" I've worked with some very good directors and some very bad ones. I learned a great deal from both. From the bad, untalented people, you learn what not to do. And when you work with very highly talented people, you want to emulate them. "
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" I don't get it. If you're saying, Tommy Lee, you don't fit the image of the East Coast, social elitist wealthy people who comprise Harvard, the only thing I can say is you have no idea what comprises Harvard. "
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" Cormac McCarthy's language is perfect. He is in my view the greatest living American prose stylist. "
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" If you look at how people use the term 'western,' you can only conclude that it means a movie that has big hats and horses. And if you really want to sound like you've been thinking, then you'll use a term like 'genre.' But all the hell it seems to mean is big hats and horses. Which is not all that deeply analytical. "
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" I haven't had a lot of comedy come my way as a performer. "
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" Al Gore has been one of my closest friends since the day we met, on the first day of college, 35 years ago. "
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" I know a lot of cowboys and I've done a little work on ranches with cattle, and those people become your friends, and keep their word. "
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" I'm kind of pleased with myself that I've got a tailor on Savile Row. I'm 68 years old. I deserve it. "
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" I love cinema. "
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" Football was a wonderful experience for me. It was a means of, oh, I don't know, sustaining for much of my youth. In times of trouble, I've always had football. I always knew I was a football player. And that was a comfort on many occasions. "
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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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" I don't analyze things like titles. "
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" All my life I've had the privilege to make my living with my imagination, and the most important thing has been to see my creative life grow. I was educated to do that and have lived accordingly. "
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" If you want to know about my politics, the only way to do that is to look at my work. "
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" I want to make movies about my country from my point of view. "
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" Kindness and politeness are not overrated at all. They're underused. "
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" I don't fight anybody anytime or anywhere. "
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" 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. "
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" You know, I don't really think you have to play nice guys. "
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