Cormac McCarthy's language is perfect. He is in my view the greatest living American prose stylist. — Tommy Lee Jones Copy Share Image
What appeals to me? There are things, points of view, uses of the language, habits of dress, ways of thought and believing that came to me from my grandparents and came to them from theirs. Things that are of good… — 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 Image
I personally don't live a nihilistic life, I don't have any use for it. — Tommy Lee Jones Copy Share Image
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 Image
No director wants to be directed, but no good director... would shy away from the good ideas of others. — Tommy Lee Jones Copy Share Image
I fear other actors who are not prepared. And I fear directors who are afraid. — Tommy Lee Jones Copy Share Image
I don't play just villains. I like to have parts that are not simply villains. — Tommy Lee Jones Copy Share Image
If you don't hurt anybody or try to steal anything, you'll be fine in the South. — Tommy Lee Jones Copy Share Image
I try as hard as I can for everything to be different from one movie to the next. — Tommy Lee Jones Copy Share Image
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 Image
