John Hawkes Quotes

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

I began to write fiction on the assumption that the true enemies of the novel were plot, character, setting and theme, and having once abandoned these familiar ways of thinking about fiction, totality of vision or structure was really all that remained.

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

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

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.

There's a lot of skeletons in my closet!

I've never had any delusions about being a leading man, and it's not sour grapes to say that in the best films that I've always enjoyed, the cliched leading man type isn't a part of the picture.

It's hard to get 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.

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

Part of the way that I work is to observe.

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

I'm just looking for the best story being told by the best people and the best part that I can find. If those things add up, I want to be a part of it whether it's a studio film or, more likely in that instance, an independent film.

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

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

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.

I think we're all mysteries to ourselves.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

I lived in Texas for 10 years. There were a lot of people chewing, including my dad.