You never meet the writer when you're making a TV movie in America - they're too ashamed to show up and see… — Joe Don Baker America Copy Share Image
I don't make trouble on sets. I think directors like me, so they hire me, but they have to fight for me. — Joe Don Baker Fight Copy Share Image
My first two roles in New York were menacing characters and I sort of got stuck with that. — Joe Don Baker First Copy Share Image
The greatest thing for your career is a well publicized flop. You can work for five years on that. If you've got… — Joe Don Baker Career Copy Share Image
Hell no, I'm not interested in becoming the new John Wayne. — Joe Don Baker Becoming Copy Share Image
When I made 'Power,' I found It to be the toughest show I've ever done. It was just work and sleep. I… — Joe Don Baker Life Copy Share Image
I used to play the bad guy who went around beating heads. Now I play the good guy who goes around beating… — Joe Don Baker Bad Copy Share Image
Once, I was on unemployment for five months. I was afraid to go out and audition, so I holed up and read… — Joe Don Baker Audition Copy Share Image
I don't know why I don't get better roles. Even after 'Walking Tall,' I didn't get anything. I was offered a lot… — Joe Don Baker Anything Copy Share Image
The thing that inspired me to become an actor was to work on stage three hours a night in a play, sleep… — Joe Don Baker Interesting people Copy Share Image
Back in school, some of my friends asked me to participate in the school's dramatic society. I did, and it opened up… — Joe Don Baker Community Copy Share Image
As long as you don't break any laws you can believe whatever you want to. You can believe in Martians if you… — Joe Don Baker Believe Copy Share Image
One night I was watching myself on a TV show, and I picked up my favorite cat and held her to the… — Joe Don Baker Day Copy Share Image
Producers don't understand human beings. Producers now wanna get rich fast, they only wanna make one movie and get rich off of… — Joe Don Baker Human Copy Share Image
The total cost for 'Edge of Darkness' was something like $2.3 million which is actually quite a bit by British standards yet,… — Joe Don Baker Darkness Copy Share Image
A lot of Southern flavor comes out of me. That's just the way I am. — Joe Don Baker Flavor Copy Share Image
I'm a Southern WASP, and I just don't fit in Hollywood - I can't get hired for anything here. — Joe Don Baker Anything Copy Share Image
I had better parts before I became a so-called star in 'Walking Tall.' — Joe Don Baker Before Copy Share Image