Tommy Lee Jones quotes - page 2

Tommy Lee Jones is an American actor and filmmaker renowned for his intense and compelling performances. His roles in films such as "The Fugitive," "Men in Black," and "No Country for Old Men" have earned him critical and popular acclaim. He continues to be a prominent figure in Hollywood, admired for his versatility and powerful screen presence. Here are 41 of his quotes:

As an actor to watch an audience of people howl together in a single mind as a result of work you've done together with friends is a privilege.

Tommy Lee Jones

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

I think any stereotyping is too much.

Tommy Lee Jones

Human beings are glorious and preposterous characters.

Tommy Lee Jones

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.

Tommy Lee Jones

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

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

Cormac McCarthy's language is perfect. He is in my view the greatest living American prose stylist.

Tommy Lee Jones

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.

Tommy Lee Jones

I haven't a clue if there is life on other planets but I'd be charmed if we found a unicellular organism on Mars. It would change our whole concept of life on Earth.

Tommy Lee Jones

No, I don't think about the myth of the West. It's not the kind of thinking I do. That's more suited to people who live in big towns on the West Coast or East Coast, people who stay under a roof, in a room, all the time.

Tommy Lee Jones

Acting is fun for me and it doesn't really matter how, whether it's hard work or easy work, it's always fun.

Tommy Lee Jones

I don't fight anybody anytime or anywhere.

Tommy Lee Jones

I don't analyze things like titles.

Tommy Lee Jones