--- title: "14 Years Quotes By Billy Bob Thornton" description: "14 Years quotes by Billy Bob Thornton. Plus more from Billy Bob Thornton and more Years sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/672/billy-bob-thornton-2003_flying_i-quit-flying-years-ago-i-don-t-want-to_1950029.jpg" --- > [I quit flying years ago. I don't want to die with tourists.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bob-thornton/i-quit-flying-years-ago-i-don-t-want-to-die-with-tourists/) [Billy Bob Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bob-thornton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/672/billy-bob-thornton-2003_flying_i-quit-flying-years-ago-i-don-t-want-to_1950029.jpg) > [I never wanted to write a book, and people have asked me for years to do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bob-thornton/i-never-wanted-to-write-a-book-and-people-have-asked-me-for-years-to/) [Billy Bob Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bob-thornton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8a/billy-bob-thornton-2003_book_i-never-wanted-to-write-a-book-and-peopl_1876206.jpg) > [At my dad's funeral I didn't cry when my dad died. I did it years later when I forgave him, which I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bob-thornton/at-my-dad-s-funeral-i-didn-t-cry-when-my-dad-died-i-did-it-years/) [Billy Bob Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bob-thornton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e1/billy-bob-thornton-2003_cry_at-my-dad-s-funeral-i-didn-t-cry-when-my_1957741.jpg) > [When I was growing up, when I was 11 years old I was listening to The Mothers of Invention. You know, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bob-thornton/when-i-was-growing-up-when-i-was-11-years-old-i-was-listening-to-the/) [Billy Bob Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bob-thornton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d4/billy-bob-thornton-2003_arkansas_when-i-was-growing-up-when-i-was-11-year_523388.jpg) > [Normally you're 21 years old and you look like Tom Cruise and you do a couple underwear commercials first and then you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bob-thornton/normally-you-re-21-years-old-and-you-look-like-tom-cruise-and-you-do/) [Billy Bob Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bob-thornton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4e/billy-bob-thornton-2003_couple_normally-you-re-21-years-old-and-you-loo_2178088.jpg) > [When you're a director, for two years or at least a year and a half, that's what your life is. So if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bob-thornton/when-you-re-a-director-for-two-years-or-at-least-a-year-and-a-half/) [Billy Bob Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bob-thornton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e7/billy-bob-thornton-2003_care_when-you-re-a-director-for-two-years-or_259059.jpg) > [All the actors I've worked with as a director over the years I really love and I thought they were all right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bob-thornton/all-the-actors-i-ve-worked-with-as-a-director-over-the-years-i-really/) [Billy Bob Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bob-thornton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21c/billy-bob-thornton-2003_actors_all-the-actors-i-ve-worked-with-as-a-dir_3087928.jpg) > [If you're 25 years old dressed up like Superman at a comic book convention, that's great. If you're 78 and you're doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bob-thornton/if-you-re-25-years-old-dressed-up-like-superman-at-a-comic-book/) [Billy Bob Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bob-thornton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c3/billy-bob-thornton-2003_book_if-you-re-25-years-old-dressed-up-like-s_1643889.jpg) > [My mom was a psychic. And there's a movie called The Gift that I'd written years ago with Cate Blanchett which is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bob-thornton/my-mom-was-a-psychic-and-there-s-a-movie-called-the-gift-that-i-d/) [Billy Bob Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bob-thornton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21f/billy-bob-thornton-2003_mom_my-mom-was-a-psychic-and-there-s-a-movie_740786.jpg) > [I have been fortunate to get some really good scripts over the years and I haven't turned down anything that I regretted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bob-thornton/i-have-been-fortunate-to-get-some-really-good-scripts-over-the-years/) [Billy Bob Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bob-thornton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/793/billy-bob-thornton-2003_fortunate_i-have-been-fortunate-to-get-some-really_298367.jpg) > [I mean the most important thing you can have as an actor, writer, director, or whatever you are, poet or whatever it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bob-thornton/i-mean-the-most-important-thing-you-can-have-as-an-actor-writer/) [Billy Bob Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bob-thornton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/781/billy-bob-thornton-2003_actor_i-mean-the-most-important-thing-you-can_2939128.jpg) > [Robert Duvall taught me years ago. He said, "You know theatre is not real. I don't like plays." You know, he doesn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bob-thornton/robert-duvall-taught-me-years-ago-he-said-you-know-theatre-is-not/) [Billy Bob Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bob-thornton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/918/billy-bob-thornton-2003_agree_robert-duvall-taught-me-years-ago-he-sai_30173.jpg) > [Nowadays the movies that people are going to see in the theaters are the big-event movies, like Spider-Man or something, or they're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bob-thornton/nowadays-the-movies-that-people-are-going-to-see-in-the-theaters-are/) [Billy Bob Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bob-thornton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2b/billy-bob-thornton-2003_action_nowadays-the-movies-that-people-are-goin_3027924.jpg) > [I didn't cry at my father's funeral, and I felt guilty about that. Of course, he got sick not too long after…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bob-thornton/i-didn-t-cry-at-my-father-s-funeral-and-i-felt-guilty-about-that-of/) [Billy Bob Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bob-thornton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65f/billy-bob-thornton-2003_broke_i-didn-t-cry-at-my-father-s-funeral-and_2602483.jpg) ## Other authors on Years ## More by Billy Bob Thornton > [Robert Duvall taught me years ago. He said, "You know theatre is not real. I don't like plays." You know, he doesn't like plays.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bob-thornton/robert-duvall-taught-me-years-ago-he-said-you-know-theatre-is-not/) [Billy Bob Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bob-thornton/) > [I think I fully commit myself to any role to the extent to which I can. In other words there's some roles that maybe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bob-thornton/i-think-i-fully-commit-myself-to-any-role-to-the-extent-to-which-i/) [Billy Bob Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bob-thornton/) > [Just the other day, my assistant was on the line with Calvin Klein. Golly, I usually shop at Sears.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bob-thornton/just-the-other-day-my-assistant-was-on-the-line-with-calvin-klein/) [Billy Bob Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bob-thornton/) > [I don't have a fear of flying; I have a fear of crashing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bob-thornton/i-don-t-have-a-fear-of-flying-i-have-a-fear-of-crashing/) [Billy Bob Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bob-thornton/) > [Heavy role in the movies that I've done that I have loved and fit my soul; A Simple Plan, Monster's Ball, Sling Blade, One…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bob-thornton/heavy-role-in-the-movies-that-i-ve-done-that-i-have-loved-and-fit-my/) [Billy Bob Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bob-thornton/) > [When I was coming up in the '80s television, if you were on television that meant either you were a young actor just coming…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bob-thornton/when-i-was-coming-up-in-the-80s-television-if-you-were-on-television/) [Billy Bob Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bob-thornton/) > [The movies I've made about the South, they were my experience and it's something that I know.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bob-thornton/the-movies-i-ve-made-about-the-south-they-were-my-experience-and-it-s/) [Billy Bob Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bob-thornton/) > [Man, I was drowning in sadness. And Angelina, she lifted me right up out of there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bob-thornton/man-i-was-drowning-in-sadness-and-angelina-she-lifted-me-right-up-out/) [Billy Bob Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bob-thornton/) > [I've been largely an improvisational actor for most of my career, except for when I've worked with the Coen brothers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bob-thornton/i-ve-been-largely-an-improvisational-actor-for-most-of-my-career/) [Billy Bob Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bob-thornton/) > [I always have an idea before we even start the movie because if you hire the wrong person, within a couple of days you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bob-thornton/i-always-have-an-idea-before-we-even-start-the-movie-because-if-you/) [Billy Bob Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bob-thornton/) > [People want the truth but they only want the truth so they can talk bad about you on the blog or on television. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bob-thornton/people-want-the-truth-but-they-only-want-the-truth-so-they-can-talk/) [Billy Bob Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bob-thornton/) > [Usually when you're playing a character, you think a lot about their backstory.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bob-thornton/usually-when-you-re-playing-a-character-you-think-a-lot-about-their/) [Billy Bob Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bob-thornton/) > [I've lived in California for half of my life. It's weird, everyone thinks of me as this guy who's from the South ... I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bob-thornton/i-ve-lived-in-california-for-half-of-my-life-it-s-weird-everyone/) [Billy Bob Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bob-thornton/) > [You have to really know what you're saying.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bob-thornton/you-have-to-really-know-what-you-re-saying/) [Billy Bob Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bob-thornton/) > [People a lot of times say that you know it must be hard to direct yourself. That's a myth. It's easier to direct yourself.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bob-thornton/people-a-lot-of-times-say-that-you-know-it-must-be-hard-to-direct/) [Billy Bob Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bob-thornton/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/years/billy-bob-thornton/#itemlist", "name": "14 Years Quotes By Billy Bob Thornton", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I quit flying years ago. 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