“I didn’t want to be the guy trying to kill Tom Cruise,” he said.
Jon Kopaloff/Getty
Billy Bob Thorntondoes not want to be remembered as a villain.
“I don’t have much interest in those kinds of roles,” Thornton said.
Billy Bob Thornton.Credit:Jon Kopaloff/Getty
“WithMission: Impossible III, I didnt want to be the guy trying to killTom Cruise.
If you’re the bad guy in a big movie like that, audiences remember it forever.
I prefer to keep things looser and less predictable.”
Billy Bob Thornton.John Shearer/Getty
We can’t blame the guy.
“I like energetic performances,” Dafoerecently toldEntertainment Weekly.
“I like engaged performances.
I like performances that don’t lay back and make the audience come to them.
We deserve more than an imitation of natural behavior.
Film is better than that.
It’s not just to remind us what we know.
It gives us the possibility to look beyond our experience.
So, why lay back and create an environment where we’re just recognizing it?
Why not turn up the heat a little bit and lean into more extreme situations?”
Want more movie news?
But Thornton has no regrets.
Currently, he’s starring on Taylor Sheridan’s new oil drama,Landman.
Sheridan actually wrote the role for Thornton.
It’s about this.'"
