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It makes me feel like a very ...

It makes me feel like a very special person, that I'm able to make my living with my imagination. I developed a big respect for my calling while I was in school, and it remains with me to this day.

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I've worked with more than 50...

I've worked with more than 50 directors and I've paid attention since day one. That's pretty much been my education, apart from studying art history and shooting with my own cameras. I've seen 50 different sets of mistakes and 50 different ways of achieving.

Tommy Lee Jones 64 quotes

Let me explain something you ...

Let me explain something you already know. I'm from Texas and we understand the nature of a border. From what I've seen, vigilant Texans are being ordered to stand down and allow criminals to pass. Mr. President, prepare to see Texans ignoring those orders.

Tommy Lee Jones 64 quotes

Lose the chrome-plated sissy ...

Lose the chrome-plated sissy pistol and get yourself a Glock.

Tommy Lee Jones 64 quotes

Meryl Streep does not make mi...

Meryl Streep does not make mistakes. Sometimes the world just can't keep up.

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I'm a believer in belief. Fait...

I'm a believer in belief. Faith is something that works - it causes people to do things, it has results. It's an intangible, indefinable, very real thing. And it moves people, sometimes to atrocity. And sometimes to survival.

Tommy Lee Jones 64 quotes

I fear other actors who are no...

I fear other actors who are not prepared. And I fear directors who are afraid.

Tommy Lee Jones 64 quotes

What appeals to me? There are ...

What appeals to me? There are things, points of view, uses of the language, habits of dress, ways of thought and believing that came to me from my grandparents and came to them from theirs. Things that are of good use in any situation, no matter what the future may hold.

Tommy Lee Jones 64 quotes

My idea in terms of managing a...

My idea in terms of managing a narrative, or in thinking in my creative life, is that you could easily argue that the past, the present and the future all occur simultaneously, and if you can postulate that, then you're not strictly bound to a linear narrative.

Tommy Lee Jones 64 quotes

My home town is very small and...

My home town is very small and very remote and we don't have a movie house.

Tommy Lee Jones 64 quotes

I don't think I would describe...

I don't think I would describe my sense of humor. Doesn't sound like the kind of thing I'd do.

Tommy Lee Jones 64 quotes

All my life I've had the privi...

All my life I've had the privilege to make my living with my imagination, and the most important thing has been to see my creative life grow. I was educated to do that and have lived accordingly.

Tommy Lee Jones 64 quotes

I don't direct movies for a li...

I don't direct movies for a living.

Tommy Lee Jones 64 quotes

I have worked on very good mov...

I have worked on very good movies that have been buried, and I've worked on some resounding mediocrities that have been paraded through the marketplace like they were masterpieces.

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I've made some bad movies. And...

I've made some bad movies. And I really enjoyed it!

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I want to make movies about my...

I want to make movies about my country from my point of view.

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If you want to know about my p...

If you want to know about my politics, the only way to do that is to look at my work.

Tommy Lee Jones 64 quotes

Damn right, it's fun. There's ...

Damn right, it's fun. There's good company. It's creative. It's adventurous. Combines high adventure and art with intellection. It's more fun than polo. It's like going undefeated in football. [When asked if making movies is fun].

Tommy Lee Jones 64 quotes

Kindness and politeness are no...

Kindness and politeness are not overrated at all. They're underused.

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The tactic of leading people i...

The tactic of leading people into... a war that doesn't make any sense by telling them they are under attack, and if they raise any objection they're unpatriotic, is a very old tactic. And it doesn't intimidate me.

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Десять кинозвезд, которые отлично поют

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....