I do all kinds of roles - nerd, psycho, nerd, psycho, nerd, psycho - and occasionally someone kind of normal. It's weird, when I lived in Austin I was always cast as pretty normal people. But when I moved to… — John Hawkes Copy Share Image
If a musician wants to be an actor, everyone thinks that's pretty cool. But if an actor wants to play a song, even if they've been doing it for 40 years, that's bad news. — John Hawkes Copy Share Image
I maintain that if you're a novelist and you go into an art museum, you'll come out a better novelist. And if you paint… — John Hawkes Copy Share Image
“One and all they are driven by the twin engines of ignorance and willful barbarism. You nod, you also are familiar with these two… — John Hawkes Copy Share Image
It seems like every year Hollywood makes an attempt to retell the Manson story, and I just couldn't be less interested in it. It's… — John Hawkes Copy Share Image
When something gets attention so quickly, people sometimes will look for reasons to find fault and tear it down. — John Hawkes Copy Share Image
Some friends of mine bothered me for a long time about getting on the social networking pages. They were close friends that I liked… — John Hawkes Copy Share Image
It's probably odd for someone to read an interview where the interviewee is worried about exposure while they're talking in an interview. — John Hawkes Copy Share Image
For the last 20 years of my life, I've had the mantra to do amazing parts with amazing people in amazing projects, so I'm… — John Hawkes Copy Share Image
“I began to write fiction on the assumption that the true enemies of the novel were plot, character, setting and theme.” — John Hawkes Copy Share Image
“I began to write fiction on the assumption that the true enemies of the novel were plot, character, setting and theme, and having once… — John Hawkes Copy Share Image
When I realized that you can't necessarily be cast in a really great part living in Austin, even when Hollywood comes to town, I… — John Hawkes Copy Share Image
