Bill Paxton Quotes

• I didn’t have a normal background – I was completely demented from a very early age!

  I didn’t have a normal background – I was completely demented from a very early age!

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• I grew up in Texas, but that was 20 years ago. Last year, in Fort Worth, they had hail the size of softballs. We’re seeing more and more powerful storms, of all types, almost on a biblical level.

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• I’m actually really opposed to the death penalty.

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• I’ve always loved movies about con men. I think con men are as American as apple pie.

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• I hate tests. It’s a really lousy way to judge a person’s ability.

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• You don’t really get to pick and chose what you would like to be doing. But I’ve been very fortunate, and I think water seeks its own level. You do gravitate towards things that you would get off on.

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• In the old days the studios guided your career. Now it’s all up to you.

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• It’s become very popular in contemporary films to have the twist ending.

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• It’s always good to have no expectations when you see a film. Then you can be pleasantly disappointed or surprised.

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• It’s very liberating to be naked in front of a hundred people, but there’s nothing sexual about lovemaking on a movie set.

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• When you start out as a filmmaker, you do parodies, because you can’t really compete on a studio level.

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Bill Paxton (11)

Birth:	17th May, 1955
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Actor, Director

About

Bill Paxton is an American actor and film director. He gained popularity after starring roles in the films Apollo 13, Weird Science, Twister, Aliens, True Lies, and Titanic. Paxton starred in the HBO series Big Love nd was nominated for an Emmy Award for the miniseries Hatfields & McCoys.

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