I don't care how much hardware you throw at an audience. If they are not emotionally invested in the thing, it's zero. I can name a slew of films, but I have no ax to grind. I understand the commerce… — Bill Paxton Copy Share Image
People interpret things through their owns lens, just the way they do the Bible. You can find justification for just about everything in the Bible. I think man has got a great ego when it comes to his God, whatever… — Bill Paxton Copy Share Image
I came out to Hollywood when I was just 18, and my dad, he was really into Hollywood and theater and art, and I… — Bill Paxton Copy Share Image
There's something about being at the tournaments that you don't really get on TV, although golf is a great sport to watch on television. — Bill Paxton Copy Share Image
In our game, it's your vanity that keeps you in shape. I've got a little gym set up, and I ride a single-speed bike… — Bill Paxton Copy Share Image
I've always loved movies about con men. I think con men are as American as apple pie. — Bill Paxton Copy Share Image
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… — Bill Paxton Copy Share Image
Growing up in Texas and Oklahoma, Ben Johnson was more famous than John Wayne to some of us. I knew him. I worked with… — Bill Paxton Copy Share Image
It was so weird that I would end up directing 'The Greatest Game Ever Played,' because, y'know, I'm not a big golfer myself. But… — Bill Paxton Copy Share Image
A good filmmaker is someone who can look at a piece and go, "This camera's really going to be a character. I want people… — Bill Paxton Copy Share Image
When you start out as a filmmaker, you do parodies, because you can't really compete on a studio level. — Bill Paxton Copy Share Image
We mystify the art of moviemaking, but it's not amystical science. You take a good screenplay, put a group togetherand you hammer it out. — Bill Paxton Copy Share Image
