'The New York Times' thing... I think any actor would be thrilled to be profiled in that paper. — John Hawkes Actors 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 Copy Share Image
As an actor, I think a mistake that any storyteller can make is to play the ending. — John Hawkes Actor Copy Share Image
I lived in Texas for 10 years. There were a lot of people chewing, including my dad. — John Hawkes Copy Share Image
I don't mean to be highfalutin about it, but I try to limit my visibility. — John Hawkes Copy Share Image
Starting in the mid-'80s, I played in a band called Meat Joy, and we made our own record, toured. — 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 Actor Copy Share Image
It's much more interesting to watch someone who is ill-equipped to solve their problem fight to solve their problem than wallow in… — John Hawkes Fight 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 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 Copy Share Image
The only thing I do on a computer is play Texas Hold 'Em, really. Obviously my cell phone is a computer. My… — John Hawkes Copy Share Image
It's nice to sometimes get things out of life, rather than stealing from other artists. I'm trying to steal from the real… — John Hawkes Art 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 Actor Copy Share Image
I've never had any delusions about being a leading man, and it's not sour grapes to say that in the best films… — John Hawkes 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 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
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 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
“Some time ago I discovered that I could no longer speak aloud or read aloud from a stage, even for the sake… — John Hawkes Silence Copy Share Image
“She knew there was enormous penalty for what they had done to her - but she could not conceive of that, did… — John Hawkes Penalty 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 Copy Share Image
I think we've all been misled, at moments in our lives, certainly in school situations, and things like that, with getting with… — 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,… — John Hawkes Amazing people Copy Share Image
“The birds do not sing, clouds remain of rubber, glass, steel. A stone has lodged in the engine block, the process of… — John Hawkes 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
“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 never really forget who you are. If you did, you'd need to seek some professional help. — John Hawkes Copy Share Image
I don't think there are in life, pure darkness or pure light. Everyone's got a little of everything. — John Hawkes Darkness Copy Share Image
