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" I do not have a sense of humor of any recognizable sort. "
Tommy Lee Jones
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" My idea in terms of managing a narrative, or in thinking in my creative life, is that you could easily argue that the past, the present and the future all occur simultaneously, and if you can postulate that, then you're not strictly bound to a linear narrative. "
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" I've worked in the film business for 45 years, and I want to keep on growing as a filmmaker. I want to see my visual life grow and be increasingly effective in this world. "
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" The most important question in American cinema, I've learned, is 'When is lunch?' "
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" As it turns out, my grandmother, my mother, my wife, and my daughter are all women, and I like those people. I'm concerned about the issues that they face in their lives. So I'm a feminist, but that's not all I am. "
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" As an actor to watch an audience of people howl together in a single mind as a result of work you've done together with friends is a privilege. "
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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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" What appeals to me? There are things, points of view, uses of the language, habits of dress, ways of thought and believing that came to me from my grandparents and came to them from theirs. Things that are of good use in any situation, no matter what the future may hold. "
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" I have nothing against interviews. I don't pursue them. When people I work for deem it appropriate, I'm perfectly willing to serve. "
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" I don't fight anybody anytime or anywhere. "
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" I play characters, and I try to play them in a manner that's appropriate to the script. Physical movement and vitality of language is part of character. "
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" I haven't a clue if there is life on other planets but I'd be charmed if we found a unicellular organism on Mars. It would change our whole concept of life on Earth. "
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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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" I'm a hedonist. "
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" Characters with no integrity are just as interesting as characters with lots of integrity. "
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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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" I've never really known what glamour is. "
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" I still think probably the only thing I'm suited for is being a boy from Texas. "
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" I probably watch less than one hour of television a week. And when I do watch television, it's usually a football game. Sometimes I'll watch a news broadcast for a few minutes. Otherwise, I don't have time. "
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" I think any thinking person should be worried about climate change. "
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" Human beings are glorious and preposterous characters. "
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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 look upon pride as a sin. "
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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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" How do you play someone in a movie? How do you do that? It's impossible - unless you know how. How do you cut somebody open and take out their appendix and sew them back up and watch them get well? That's impossible - unless you know how. "
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" I've worked with more than 50 directors ,and I've paid attention since day one. That's pretty much been my education, apart from studying art history and shooting with my own cameras. I've seen 50 different sets of mistakes and 50 different ways of achieving. You just leave the bad part out. "
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