Obituaries Quotes by Bill Paxton

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

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

I hate tests. It's a really lousy way to judge a person's ability.

— Bill Paxton

Stop your grinnin and drop your linen

— Bill Paxton

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

I've always loved movies about con men. I think con men are as American as apple pie.

— Bill Paxton

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

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

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

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

When you start out as a filmmaker, you do parodies, because you can't really compete on a studio level.

— Bill Paxton

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

My father always read obituaries to me out loud, not because he was maudlin or morbid, but because they were mini biographies.

— Bill Paxton

I didn't have a normal background - I was completely demented from a very early age!

— Bill Paxton

It's always good to have no expectations when you see a film. Then you can be pleasantly disappointed or surprised.

— Bill Paxton