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John Hawkes quotes

American Actor September 11, 1959

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In the time between when you first read a script and are offered the role and the time when you begin to shoot, I really love putting in the time and work on that and getting a solid backstory to a character and researching all that I can about what that person does for a vocation or their upbringing or where they're from. John Hawkes
Hitchhiking was such a pure form of existence. You'd wake up in the morning, and you'd have no idea what your day was going to be. And that's something I've never been able to shake. I loved that. John Hawkes
For the last 20 years of my life, I've had the mantra to do amazing parts with amazing people in amazing projects, so I'm attracted to good story, writing and character and good people. That's what I'm always searching for and I don't think that's ever going to change. John Hawkes
As an actor you have to have a strong vivid imagination as you're working and when the camera's rolling, but there's certainly a part of you that is aware of real life, that you're making a movie. John Hawkes
I think that no matter how dark a person is, the more you learn about them, the more you understand about their life, the more you can sympathize with them or even root for them. John Hawkes
John Hawkes quote: "I don't think there are in life, pure darkness or pure light...."
I don't think there are in life, pure darkness or pure light. Everyone's got a little of everything. John Hawkes
It's nice to sometimes get things out of life, rather than stealing from other artists. I'm trying to steal from the real people. John Hawkes
Some friends of mine bothered me for a long time about getting on the social networking pages. They were close friends that I liked to mess with, and I think that I kind of enjoyed for a while that it bothered them so much. Now they've just kind of given up. John Hawkes
John Hawkes quote: "People have said unkind things and you kind of have to, if you..."
People have said unkind things and you kind of have to, if you happen to read it, you have to just, you know, move on. John Hawkes
I've never had any delusions about being a leading man, and it's not sour grapes to say that in the best films that I've always enjoyed, the cliched leading man type isn't a part of the picture. John Hawkes
I'm just looking for the best story being told by the best people and the best part that I can find. If those things add up, I want to be a part of it whether it's a studio film or, more likely in that instance, an independent film. John Hawkes
John Hawkes quote: "If you're telling a story it's always best not to play the..."
If you're telling a story it's always best not to play the ending. John Hawkes
I do all kinds of roles - nerd, psycho, nerd, psycho, nerd, psycho - and occasionally someone kind of normal. It's weird, when I lived in Austin I was always cast as pretty normal people. But when I moved to Los Angeles I was immediately branded a psycho. John Hawkes
John Hawkes quote: "When you're just starting out, and someone you think is a real..."
When you're just starting out, and someone you think is a real storyteller says something good about you, that helps. John Hawkes
I don't have any training as an actor, but I guess I'm an intense pretender. When you read something over and over, it gets into you a little bit. You can't help but begin to feel it, even if you're a healthy person as I think I am. John Hawkes

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