John Hawkes Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)
John Hawkes quotes and sayings page 2 (65 year old actor). Here's quote # 11 through 20 out of the 55 we have for him.
“It seems like every year Hollywood makes an attempt to retell the Manson story, and I just couldn't be less interested in it. It's not really our crowning achievement as a civilisation. I'm not saying it shouldn't be done, but it just bores me.”
“I maintain that if you're a novelist and you go into an art museum, you'll come out a better novelist. And if you paint a picture for an hour you're a better actor at the end of it.”
“I'm just looking for the best story being told by the best people and the best part that I can find. If those things add up, I want to be a part of it whether it's a studio film or, more likely in that instance, an independent film.”
“When I over-prepare, I try to let it all go and forget all about it when the camera rolls, so I can just be present with the other actors and allow what's going to happen to happen without too much preconception.”
“I don't have any training as an actor, but I guess I'm an intense pretender. When you read something over and over, it gets into you a little bit. You can't help but begin to feel it, even if you're a healthy person as I think I am.”
“As an actor, I think a mistake that any storyteller can make is to play the ending.”
“When something gets attention so quickly, people sometimes will look for reasons to find fault and tear it down.”
“For the last 20 years of my life, I've had the mantra to do amazing parts with amazing people in amazing projects, so I'm attracted to good story, writing and character and good people. That's what I'm always searching for and I don't think that's ever going to change.”
“I want people to believe me when I play a part and they are less apt to if they know a lot about me and have associations about me.”
“A lot of times, you just don't get the jobs you want to get.”
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