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> [ I've watched other directors as an actor and I picked up little things here and there about cameras, \[but\] I wouldn't consider myself the guy you'd want to hire to do Star Trek. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bob-thornton/i-ve-watched-other-directors-as-an-actor-and-i-picked-up-little/)

[Billy Bob Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bob-thornton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/483/billy-bob-thornton-2003_actors_i-ve-watched-other-directors-as-an-actor_861683.jpg)

> [I was clearly the singing and dancing actor. When I was picked for serious roles, it came to me as a surprise.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rituparna-sengupta/i-was-clearly-the-singing-and-dancing-actor-when-i-was-picked-for/)

[Rituparna Sengupta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rituparna-sengupta/)

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