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> [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 up the hills behind my house. Lately I've been kind of a slacker. Usually it's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-paxton/in-our-game-it-s-your-vanity-that-keeps-you-in-shape-i-ve-got-a/)

[Bill Paxton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-paxton/)

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## More 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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-paxton/i-came-out-to-hollywood-when-i-was-just-18-and-my-dad-he-was-really/)

[Bill Paxton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-paxton/there-s-something-about-being-at-the-tournaments-that-you-don-t/)

[Bill Paxton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-paxton/)

> [I hate tests. It's a really lousy way to judge a person's ability.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-paxton/i-hate-tests-it-s-a-really-lousy-way-to-judge-a-person-s-ability/)

[Bill Paxton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-paxton/)

> [Stop your grinnin and drop your linen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-paxton/stop-your-grinnin-and-drop-your-linen/)

[Bill Paxton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-paxton/in-our-game-it-s-your-vanity-that-keeps-you-in-shape-i-ve-got-a/)

[Bill Paxton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-paxton/)

> [I've always loved movies about con men. I think con men are as American as apple pie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-paxton/i-ve-always-loved-movies-about-con-men-i-think-con-men-are-as/)

[Bill Paxton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-paxton/you-don-t-really-get-to-pick-and-chose-what-you-would-like-to-be/)

[Bill Paxton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-paxton/growing-up-in-texas-and-oklahoma-ben-johnson-was-more-famous-than/)

[Bill Paxton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-paxton/it-was-so-weird-that-i-would-end-up-directing-the-greatest-game-ever/)

[Bill Paxton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-paxton/a-good-filmmaker-is-someone-who-can-look-at-a-piece-and-go-this/)

[Bill Paxton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-paxton/)

> [When you start out as a filmmaker, you do parodies, because you can't really compete on a studio level.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-paxton/when-you-start-out-as-a-filmmaker-you-do-parodies-because-you-can-t/)

[Bill Paxton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-paxton/we-mystify-the-art-of-moviemaking-but-it-s-not-amystical-science-you/)

[Bill Paxton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-paxton/)

> [My father always read obituaries to me out loud, not because he was maudlin or morbid, but because they were mini biographies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-paxton/my-father-always-read-obituaries-to-me-out-loud-not-because-he-was/)

[Bill Paxton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-paxton/)

> [I didn't have a normal background - I was completely demented from a very early age!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-paxton/i-didn-t-have-a-normal-background-i-was-completely-demented-from-a/)

[Bill Paxton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-paxton/)

> [It's always good to have no expectations when you see a film. Then you can be pleasantly disappointed or surprised.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-paxton/it-s-always-good-to-have-no-expectations-when-you-see-a-film-then-you/)

[Bill Paxton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-paxton/)

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