You never really forget who you are. If you did, you'd need to seek some professional help. — John Hawkes Did Copy Share Image
For me and for I'm sure any actor, each role is a different challenge to prepare for in a different way. — John Hawkes Actors Copy Share Image
I don't mean to be highfalutin about it, but I try to limit my visibility. — John Hawkes Limit Copy Share Image
You don't really ever think you're that crazy person you're playing. — John Hawkes Crazy Copy Share Image
I lived in Texas for 10 years. There were a lot of people chewing, including my dad. — John Hawkes Texas Copy Share Image
My fear now is of cliche, of complacency, of not being able to feel authenticity in myself and those around me. — John Hawkes Able 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… — John Hawkes Actor Copy Share Image
When something gets attention so quickly, people sometimes will look for reasons to find fault and tear it down. — John Hawkes Attention Copy Share Image
I went to a performance of 'The Crucible' at the Guthrie when I was a sophomore in high school, and I knew… — John Hawkes Away Copy Share Image
People have said unkind things and you kind of have to, if you happen to read it, you have to just, you… — John Hawkes Kind Copy Share Image
Even the small amount of infamy I have makes me uncomfortable - on a personal level and on a professional level. — John Hawkes Amount 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 Books 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 Actor Copy Share Image
Hitchhiking was such a pure form of existence. You'd wake up in the morning, and you'd have no idea what your day… — John Hawkes Able 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… — John Hawkes Abandoned 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 Actor 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… — John Hawkes About Copy Share Image
It's not like every director in every movie is seeking me out by any means, there are a lot of things I'm… — John Hawkes Any 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… — John Hawkes Achievement Copy Share Image
I'd said to my sweetheart a couple of days before that the SAG and Spirit Award nomination was amazing and I had… — John Hawkes Academy 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… — John Hawkes Ignorance Copy Share Image
“You don't even have a cross," he said. His beloved was silent. "You don't even have any candles, no face of Christ,… — John Hawkes Death Copy Share Image
I think that no matter how dark a person is, the more you learn about them, the more you understand about their… — John Hawkes About 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 Exposure 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… — John Hawkes Austin Copy Share Image
I want people to believe me when I play a part and they are less apt to if they know a lot… — John Hawkes Association Copy Share Image
If you're telling a story it's always best not to play the ending. — John Hawkes Ending Copy Share Image
It's tough being an actor making music, because even I have a knee-jerk reaction to that. — John Hawkes Actor Copy Share Image
