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

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.
Bill Paxton

I hate tests. It's a really lousy way to judge a person's ability.
Bill Paxton

I'm actually really opposed to the death penalty.
Bill Paxton

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

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

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

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

It's very liberating to be naked in front of a hundred people, but there's nothing sexual about lovemaking on a movie set.
Bill Paxton

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


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.
Bill Paxton