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> [We all want to pretend that there isn't evil in the world. We all want to pretend that there aren't people trying to take us out and different things like that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/powers-boothe/we-all-want-to-pretend-that-there-isn-t-evil-in-the-world-we-all-want/)

[Powers Boothe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/powers-boothe/)

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## More by Powers Boothe

> [That joy of a creative environment, without any restrictions, is hard to leave.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/powers-boothe/that-joy-of-a-creative-environment-without-any-restrictions-is-hard/)

[Powers Boothe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/powers-boothe/)

> [Since I've had some success, story and character are always the two elements I think about first in material presented to me. Some of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/powers-boothe/since-i-ve-had-some-success-story-and-character-are-always-the-two/)

[Powers Boothe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/powers-boothe/)

> [I was raised a proper Southern boy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/powers-boothe/i-was-raised-a-proper-southern-boy/)

[Powers Boothe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/powers-boothe/)

> [I've always felt if you followed a real private detective around, it would be boring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/powers-boothe/i-ve-always-felt-if-you-followed-a-real-private-detective-around-it/)

[Powers Boothe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/powers-boothe/)

> [The first 10 years I was a professional actor, I did Shakespeare.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/powers-boothe/the-first-10-years-i-was-a-professional-actor-i-did-shakespeare/)

[Powers Boothe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/powers-boothe/)

> [When I'm out there, it's just me. Nobody's controlling me, and I can do whatever I want to do. I'm my own man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/powers-boothe/when-i-m-out-there-it-s-just-me-nobody-s-controlling-me-and-i-can-do/)

[Powers Boothe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/powers-boothe/)

> [I've got a family, and I love them, and I want them to have the best opportunities in the best country in the world,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/powers-boothe/i-ve-got-a-family-and-i-love-them-and-i-want-them-to-have-the-best/)

[Powers Boothe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/powers-boothe/)

> [I have always been attracted to good scripts and try hard to make characters as believable as possible. That means trying to figure out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/powers-boothe/i-have-always-been-attracted-to-good-scripts-and-try-hard-to-make/)

[Powers Boothe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/powers-boothe/)

> [Everyone has this vision of Jones as a maniacal ogre. Wrong. He was charming, sweet, and a fabulous speaker.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/powers-boothe/everyone-has-this-vision-of-jones-as-a-maniacal-ogre-wrong-he-was/)

[Powers Boothe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/powers-boothe/)

> [I'm not going to make my living out of beating my head against somebody else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/powers-boothe/i-m-not-going-to-make-my-living-out-of-beating-my-head-against/)

[Powers Boothe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/powers-boothe/)

> [I like to do things that are about relationships, work with quality people, and tell a different kind of story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/powers-boothe/i-like-to-do-things-that-are-about-relationships-work-with-quality/)

[Powers Boothe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/powers-boothe/)

> [I wanted to be in 'The Emerald Forest.' I chased that one for six months before it all came about. I wanted to work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/powers-boothe/i-wanted-to-be-in-the-emerald-forest-i-chased-that-one-for-six-months/)

[Powers Boothe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/powers-boothe/)

> [You don't do classics with a Texas accent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/powers-boothe/you-don-t-do-classics-with-a-texas-accent/)

[Powers Boothe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/powers-boothe/)

> [I like to think of myself as fairly intellectual.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/powers-boothe/i-like-to-think-of-myself-as-fairly-intellectual/)

[Powers Boothe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/powers-boothe/)

> [I come prepared when I come to work. Not just knowing the lines, but I think I know something about what I do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/powers-boothe/i-come-prepared-when-i-come-to-work-not-just-knowing-the-lines-but-i/)

[Powers Boothe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/powers-boothe/)

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