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

~Bill Paxton

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

~Bill Paxton

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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.

~Bill Paxton

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

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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

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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.

~Bill Paxton

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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.

~Bill Paxton

Topics: Behind Camera Ever Got Just Kind Know Leave Liked Maybe Old Record Since Some Then Things Think Try Why Years I Think

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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.

~Bill Paxton

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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.

~Bill Paxton

Topics: Always Around Boy Father Game Golf His Life Love Much Myself Play Play Golf Played Since Small Watching I Love

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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.

~Bill Paxton

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: May 17th, 1955

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