I've worked with more than 50 directors and I've paid attention since day one. That's pretty much been my education, apart from studying art history and shooting with my own cameras. I've seen 50 different sets of mistakes and 50… — Tommy Lee Jones Copy Share Image
The world's not a very comfortable place if you have a nightmare to face. — Tommy Lee Jones Copy Share
I think that no matter how much you don't like yourself or the drama of your life you can still find some comedy in… — Tommy Lee Jones Copy Share
No director wants to be directed, but no good director... would shy away from the good ideas of others. — Tommy Lee Jones Copy Share
I fear other actors who are not prepared. And I fear directors who are afraid. — Tommy Lee Jones Copy Share
I don't play just villains. I like to have parts that are not simply villains. — Tommy Lee Jones Copy Share
If you don't hurt anybody or try to steal anything, you'll be fine in the South. — Tommy Lee Jones Copy Share
I try as hard as I can for everything to be different from one movie to the next. — Tommy Lee Jones Copy Share
As an actor I want to do as many takes as I can. I wanna shoot the scene... or shoot the shot 'til they… — Tommy Lee Jones Copy Share
Ethnic stereotypes are boring and stressful and sometimes criminal. It's just not a good way to think. It's non-thinking. It's stupid and destructive. — Tommy Lee Jones Copy Share
As a child of West Texas, I identify with Hispanic culture every bit as much as I do North American culture. — Tommy Lee Jones Copy Share
If you want to know about my politics, the only way to do that is to look at my work. — Tommy Lee Jones Copy Share