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Bill Paxton

Profession : Actor

Birth : May 17, 1955

Growing up in Texas and Oklahoma, Ben Johnson was more famous than John Wayne to some of us. I knew him. I worked with him on a low budget film years ago, and we'd sit around at night while waiting for a shot.

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I grew up in Texas, but that was 20 years ago. Last year, in Fort Worth, they had hail the size of softballs. We're seeing more and more powerful storms, of all types, almost on a biblical level.

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I've always loved movies about con men. I think con men are as American as apple pie.

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There's something about being at the tournaments that you don't really get on TV, although golf is a great sport to watch on television.

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On the Internet, on IMDB, they've got that my middle name as Archibald. I don't have a middle name! My father doesn't like middle names.

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I've had a career that is kind of under the radar, but it sure is varied, and I've been so blessed to be able to get paid to do something I love to do.

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Since I was a small boy, I was always around the game. I don't play golf much myself, but I love watching it. My father has played golf all his life.

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I came out to Hollywood when I was just 18, and my dad, he was really into Hollywood and theater and art, and I guess growing up, he exposed me to a lot of culture, and I just started making Super-8 films in high school and decided I wanted to be a filmmaker.

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When you start out as a filmmaker, you do parodies, because you can't really compete on a studio level.

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It was so weird that I would end up directing 'The Greatest Game Ever Played,' because, y'know, I'm not a big golfer myself. But I grew up around the game. My mom and dad kind of built their dream house off the 11th fairway of Shady Oaks Country Club in Fort Worth.

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I didn't have a normal background - I was completely demented from a very early age!

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What's been nice is that I've been able to direct from a very idealistic place. I've never had to make my living as a director, which gave me a chance to choose material I feel passionate about. The directing allows me to not have to grab any acting role that comes along. I can pick and choose a little bit.

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I've had a life where things have worked out for me beyond my wildest dreams, and my brother's had just the opposite.

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It's always good to have no expectations when you see a film. Then you can be pleasantly disappointed or surprised.

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It's become very popular in contemporary films to have the twist ending.

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I got to direct a human interest sports drama - to this day, one of my proudest achievements in my career and a source of undying pride.

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In the old days the studios guided your career. Now it's all up to you.

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I think I got an Instamatic camera when I was 8 years old, and ever since then, I've liked to record things. I don't know why. Maybe it's just to kind of try to leave some kind of record behind.

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You don't really get to pick and chose what you would like to be doing. But I've been very fortunate, and I think water seeks its own level. You do gravitate towards things that you would get off on.

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My father always read obituaries to me out loud, not because he was maudlin or morbid, but because they were mini biographies.

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