'The New York Times' thing... I think any actor would be thrilled to be profiled in that paper. — John Hawkes Actors Copy Share Image
As an actor, I think a mistake that any storyteller can make is to play the ending. — John Hawkes Actor Copy Share Image
My fear now is of cliche, of complacency, of not being able to feel authenticity in myself and those around me. — John Hawkes Copy Share Image
I went to a performance of 'The Crucible' at the Guthrie when I was a sophomore in high school, and I knew… — John Hawkes Copy Share Image
“No appetite. No sensation in a dry stomach. No desire. No orchids sweet enough to taste. Not the sort of woman to… — John Hawkes Appetite Copy Share Image
People have said unkind things and you kind of have to, if you happen to read it, you have to just, you… — John Hawkes Copy Share Image
Even the small amount of infamy I have makes me uncomfortable - on a personal level and on a professional level. — John Hawkes Copy Share Image
“I began to write fiction on the assumption that the true enemies of the novel were plot, character, setting and theme.” — John Hawkes Books Copy Share Image
As an actor, you don't often get a chance to know exactly the impact of what the audience is seeing, even though… — John Hawkes Actor Copy Share Image
Hitchhiking was such a pure form of existence. You'd wake up in the morning, and you'd have no idea what your day… — John Hawkes Copy Share Image
“Need I insist that the only enemy of the mature marriage is monogamy? That anything less than sexual multiplicity...is naive? That our… — John Hawkes Marriage Copy Share Image
It's not like every director in every movie is seeking me out by any means, there are a lot of things I'm… — John Hawkes Copy Share Image
It seems like every year Hollywood makes an attempt to retell the Manson story, and I just couldn't be less interested in… — John Hawkes Achievement Copy Share Image
“She knew there was enormous penalty for what they had done to her - but she could not conceive of that, did… — John Hawkes Penalty Copy Share Image
“Some time ago I discovered that I could no longer speak aloud or read aloud from a stage, even for the sake… — John Hawkes Silence Copy Share Image
I'd said to my sweetheart a couple of days before that the SAG and Spirit Award nomination was amazing and I had… — John Hawkes Academy Copy Share Image
I think that no matter how dark a person is, the more you learn about them, the more you understand about their… — John Hawkes Copy Share Image
I don't really try to judge any character that I play, afterwards I figure it out, but while I'm working on the… — John Hawkes Copy Share Image
As an actor you have to have a strong vivid imagination as you're working and when the camera's rolling, but there's certainly… — John Hawkes Actor Copy Share Image
It's probably odd for someone to read an interview where the interviewee is worried about exposure while they're talking in an interview. — John Hawkes Exposure Copy Share Image
I have to be careful of what TV shows I choose, particularly ones that have commercials in them, because it's going to… — John Hawkes Copy Share Image
If a musician wants to be an actor, everyone thinks that's pretty cool. But if an actor wants to play a song,… — John Hawkes Actor Copy Share Image
It's nice to sometimes get things out of life, rather than stealing from other artists. I'm trying to steal from the real… — John Hawkes Art Copy Share Image
The only thing I do on a computer is play Texas Hold 'Em, really. Obviously my cell phone is a computer. My… — John Hawkes Copy Share Image
I want people to believe me when I play a part and they are less apt to if they know a lot… — John Hawkes Copy Share Image
When I realized that you can't necessarily be cast in a really great part living in Austin, even when Hollywood comes to… — John Hawkes Copy Share Image
It's much more interesting to watch someone who is ill-equipped to solve their problem fight to solve their problem than wallow in… — John Hawkes Fight Copy Share Image
I've never had any delusions about being a leading man, and it's not sour grapes to say that in the best films… — John Hawkes Copy Share Image
