I was able to lean on people for favors and things to help out because their budget was so low. It was half of what John Travolta's perk package is on a film. Our whole budget was half of what his staff makes on a film.

One of his favorite film roles is Max the domineering gangster in Sergio Leone's epic Once Upon a Time in America (1984). Early life
Woods was born in Vernal Utah. R.

He has been twice nominated for an Academy Award. James Howard Woods (born April 18 1947) is an American film stage and television actor. He has won three Emmy Awards (for tele-movies Promise and My Name Is Bill W.