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“I liked the drama of getting stoned.”

Quote by Brion James

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Brion James, born on February 20, 1945 and passed away on August 7, 1999, was an American actor. He had remarkable performances in both film and television, known for his unique acting style and diverse roles. more

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“I never play a villain that I don't have something I can either do or say so the audience sees there is something redeemable about them. In other words, I don't want to do evil for evil's sake. I don't want to do Jason slasher movies. There's no point in that.”

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“I prayed to God for help and I put myself in a recovery house called Studio 12. It was for people in the business and you didn't have to have any money to go, which was good because I was broke.”

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“I still do television. I don't care. I just want to work. I love to work. I want to do 500 movies.”

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“I was a different kind of kid, oversensitive and all that.”

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“I'm a character actor, so I don't take the hit if the movie's bad, the lead does. So, I don't want to be the lead. He takes the hit, I don't.”

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“I'm big and a lot of the stars are smaller so if you're big and mean looking, you play bad guys. After Blade Runner, I was the meanest guy in Hollywood.”

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“I've never considered myself a leading man, don't look like one, don't want to be one.”

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“Larry Kasdan is a great director.”

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“My dad had a movie theater so I was there every night.”

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“My whole deal when I do accents or dialects is I gotta fool the locals. If I fool the locals then I've done my job.”

Ifs Done Whole Jobs Deals Fool Locals Accents Dialect

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