I don't consider my private feelings to be relevant in any way, actually.

I don't consider my private feelings to be relevant in any way, actually.

Tommy Lee Jones

I look upon pride as a sin.

I look upon pride as a sin.

I try as hard as I can for everything to be different from one movie to the next.

I try as hard as I can for everything to be different from one movie to the next.

As an actor I want to do as many takes as I can. I wanna shoot the scene... or shoot the shot 'til they make me quit.

As an actor I want to do as many takes as I can. I wanna shoot the scene... or shoot the shot 'til they make me quit.

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

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

I think any stereotyping is too much.

I think any stereotyping is too much.

In the political world, the only position I have is a voter. I'm not a spokesman for anything.

In the political world, the only position I have is a voter. I'm not a spokesman for anything.

I know a lot of cowboys and I've done a little work on ranches with cattle, and those people become your friends, and keep their word.

I know a lot of cowboys and I've done a little work on ranches with cattle, and those people become your friends, and keep their word.

I don't do anything that is not fun. I just don't do it.

I don't do anything that is not fun. I just don't do it.

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

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

Normal people with normal problems can be hilarious.

Normal people with normal problems can be hilarious.

As a child of West Texas, I identify with Hispanic culture every bit as much as I do North American culture.

As a child of West Texas, I identify with Hispanic culture every bit as much as I do North American culture.

The world's not a very comfortable place if you have a nightmare to face.

The world's not a very comfortable place if you have a nightmare to face.

Age will flatten a man.

Age will flatten a man.

The most important question in American cinema, I've learned, is 'When is lunch?'

The most important question in American cinema, I've learned, is 'When is lunch?'

Human beings are glorious and preposterous characters.

Human beings are glorious and preposterous characters.

Characters with no integrity are just as interesting as characters with lots of integrity.

Characters with no integrity are just as interesting as characters with lots of integrity.

No director wants to be directed, but no good director... would shy away from the good ideas of others.

No director wants to be directed, but no good director... would shy away from the good ideas of others.

Imagine what you’ll know tomorrow

Imagine what you’ll know tomorrow