Bill Paxton Quotes


"When you start out as a filmmaker, you do parodies, because you can't really compete on a studio level."
- 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
(Related: People, Nothing)

"It's become very popular in contemporary films to have the twist ending."
- Bill Paxton
(Related: Ending, Popular)

"It's always good to have no expectations when you see a film. Then you can be pleasantly disappointed or surprised."
- Bill Paxton
(Related: Expectations, Film)

"I've always loved movies about con men. I think con men are as American as apple pie."
- Bill Paxton
(Related: Men, Movies, American)

"I'm actually really opposed to the death penalty."
- Bill Paxton
(Related: Death)

"I hate tests. It's a really lousy way to judge a person's ability."
- Bill Paxton
(Related: Ability, Hate, Tests)

"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
(Related: Storms, Worth, Years)

"I didn't have a normal background - I was completely demented from a very early age!"
- Bill Paxton
"In the old days the studios guided your career. Now it's all up to you."
- Bill Paxton
(Related: Career, Now, Old)