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 I grew up around the game. My mom and dad kind of built their dream house… — Bill Paxton Copy Share Image
I grew up in Texas, but that was 20 years ago. Last year, in Fort Worth, they had hail the size of softballs. We're seeing more and more powerful storms, of all types, almost on a biblical level. — 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
My father always read obituaries to me out loud, not because he was maudlin or morbid, but because they were mini biographies. — Bill Paxton Copy Share Image
I didn't have a normal background - I was completely demented from a very early age! — Bill Paxton Copy Share Image
It's always good to have no expectations when you see a film. Then you can be pleasantly disappointed or surprised. — Bill Paxton Copy Share Image
