You spend all this time, as a child, coming up with these fantasy stories, and here I am, sleeping in a treehouse, in the middle of Canyon de Chelly, shooting a Western. That's a bit of a once-in-a-lifetime experience. — James Badge Dale Copy Share Image
I found a treehouse. I found this weird tree, out in a field, and someone had put a piece of a fence, way up in a tree. I just went up there and went to sleep for a few hours,… — James Badge Dale Copy Share Image
I'm a little bit superstitious, and I think that just comes from playing hockey. I won't avoid the number thirteen. A big one for… — James Badge Dale Copy Share Image
You want to work with good people. When you're working with good people, it frees you up. There's nothing worse, as an actor, to… — James Badge Dale Copy Share Image
The physicality was important to me. Because the film has Shane Black's dialogue, and [Robert] Downey's delivery, and you look at [Jon] Favreau, Don… — James Badge Dale Copy Share Image
I went through about 40 different hats until we found one that fit. It had to fit me and fit the character, more importantly,… — James Badge Dale Copy Share Image
These stunt guys are good at what they do and they're professional. A smart actor will step back and say, "I'm going to let… — James Badge Dale Copy Share Image
I don't know why I just remembered this, and I haven't told anybody this, but we were shooting in Canyon de Chelly and we… — James Badge Dale Copy Share Image
Marvel is very secretive, so there was no script. About six months before production, they gave me some pages and it was from a… — James Badge Dale Copy Share Image
Speaking of childhood fantasy, we were doing a Western, but we were also just hanging out. You work, and you ride and ride and… — James Badge Dale Copy Share Image
When you're outside in those elements, there's something out there that takes it out of you, so you work real hard. It was physically… — James Badge Dale Copy Share Image
I grew up in a crazy, gypsy-like household of actors, dancers and loony Broadway people. It was their way of life, and I didn't… — James Badge Dale Copy Share Image
I'm a pretty private person, so I'd like to say I'm a good ear and that I keep my mouth shut. — James Badge Dale Copy Share Image
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