John Hawkes

It's much more interesting to watch someone who is ill-equipped to solve their problem fight to solve their problem than wallow in the knowledge that they're ill-equipped to solve their problems. ↗

— John Hawkes

#interesting #knowledge #more #much #problem

It's probably odd for someone to read an interview where the interviewee is worried about exposure while they're talking in an interview. ↗

— John Hawkes

#exposure #interview #odd #probably #read

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

— John Hawkes

#because #being #even #i #making

Part of the way that I work is to observe. ↗

— John Hawkes

#observe #part #way #work

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. ↗

— John Hawkes

#just #kind #know #move #move on

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

— John Hawkes

#called #i #joy #made #meat

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

— John Hawkes

#any #i #i think #new #new york

The only thing I do on a computer is play Texas Hold 'Em, really. Obviously my cell phone is a computer. My car is a computer. I'm on computers every day without actively seeking them out. ↗

— John Hawkes

#car #cell #cell phone #computer #computers

There's a lot of skeletons in my closet! ↗

— John Hawkes

#lot #skeletons

When I realized that you can't necessarily be cast in a really great part living in Austin, even when Hollywood comes to town, I got a demo reel together and headed out west. ↗

— John Hawkes

#cast #comes #demo #even #got