“ I don't think I would describe my sense of humor. Doesn't sound like the kind of thing I'd do. 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 tha… 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
“ In the course of American history, great steps are taken by ordinary people, and ordinary people are not perfect. Tommy Lee Jones
“ If you want to know about my politics, the only way to do that is to look at my work. Tommy Lee Jones
“ The quality of one's emotional life changes over the years, doesn't it? But the basic instincts and desires, greed and hope, seem to remain constant. In the larger scope of things, there's a sense of… Tommy Lee Jones
“ You should never ask a horse or an actor to do something they cannot do. Wisdom will teach you to find out what they can do and then make it easy for them. Tommy Lee Jones
“ If military movies were automatically successful we'd make nothing but military movies. But seriously, patriotism is one thing that all Americans have in common. 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. A… Tommy Lee Jones
“ My idea in terms of managing a narrative, or in thinking in my creative life, is that you could easily argue that the past, the present and the future all occur simultaneously, and if you can postulat… Tommy Lee Jones
“ A thousand years ago, everybody knew the Earth was the center of the universe. Five hundred years ago, they knew the Earth was flat. Fifteen minutes ago, you knew we humans were alone on it. Imagine w… Tommy Lee Jones
“ I have worked on very good movies that have been buried, and I've worked on some resounding mediocrities that have been paraded through the marketplace like they were masterpieces. Tommy Lee Jones
