John Hawkes Quotes

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

Life, Change, Good

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

Life, Nice, Real

My fear now is of cliche, of complacency, of not being able to feel authenticity in myself and those around me.
John Hawkes

Fear, Around, Able

A lot of times, you just don't get the jobs you want to get.
John Hawkes

As an actor, I think a mistake that any storyteller can make is to play the ending.
John Hawkes

Play, Actor, Mistake

Certainly I've had the experience of thinking a person was one thing, and finding out they were another.
John Hawkes

Experience, Person, Thinking

Even the small amount of infamy I have makes me uncomfortable - on a personal level and on a professional level.
John Hawkes

Small, Personal, Makes

For me and for I'm sure any actor, each role is a different challenge to prepare for in a different way.
John Hawkes

Different, Challenge, Sure

I don't have actor training myself.
John Hawkes

Training, Actor

I don't mean to be highfalutin about it, but I try to limit my visibility.
John Hawkes

Mean, Try, Limit

I don't think there are in life, pure darkness or pure light. Everyone's got a little of everything.
John Hawkes

Life, Light, Everyone

I generally play strong people and scary people.
John Hawkes

Strong, Play, Scary

I lived in Texas for 10 years.
John Hawkes

I met Robert Rodriguez working on a movie called 'Roadracers.'
John Hawkes

Working, Movie, Met

I think we're all mysteries to ourselves.
John Hawkes

Ourselves, Mysteries

I want people to believe me when I play a part and they are less apt to if they know a lot about me and have associations about me.
John Hawkes

Play, Less, Apt

If you're telling a story it's always best not to play the ending.
John Hawkes

Best, Play, Story

It's hard to get concert tickets.
John Hawkes

Hard, Concert, Tickets

It's probably odd for someone to read an interview where the interviewee is worried about exposure while they're talking in an interview.
John Hawkes

Someone, While, Read

It's tough being an actor making music, because even I have a knee-jerk reaction to that.
John Hawkes

Music, Tough, Making

Part of the way that I work is to observe.
John Hawkes

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

Happen, Said, Read

Starting in the mid-'80s, I played in a band called Meat Joy, and we made our own record, toured.
John Hawkes

Joy, Band, Played

'The New York Times' thing... I think any actor would be thrilled to be profiled in that paper.
John Hawkes

Times, Actor, York

There's a lot of skeletons in my closet!
John Hawkes

Closet, Skeletons

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: September 11, 1959

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