For me and for I'm sure any actor, each role is a different challenge to prepare for in a different way. — John Hawkes Copy Share Image
As an actor, I think a mistake that any storyteller can make is to play the ending. — John Hawkes Copy Share Image
'The New York Times' thing... I think any actor would be thrilled to be profiled in that paper. — John Hawkes Copy Share Image
I guess you can say that every actor is a 'character actor' on some level. But I think some actors have a… — John Hawkes Copy Share Image
I don't have any training as an actor, but I guess I'm an intense pretender. When you read something over and over,… — John Hawkes Copy Share Image
As an actor you have to have a strong vivid imagination as you're working and when the camera's rolling, but there's certainly… — John Hawkes Copy Share Image
As an actor, you don't often get a chance to know exactly the impact of what the audience is seeing, even though… — John Hawkes Copy Share Image
It's tough being an actor making music, because even I have a knee-jerk reaction to that. — 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,… — John Hawkes Copy Share Image
When I over-prepare, I try to let it all go and forget all about it when the camera rolls, so I can… — 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
