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Billy Campbell

"There have been times when I've been asked to do things and I've thought, 'This is great! This is a great script. But, I do not believe myself in this role.' I pretend I'm the producer and I think, 'If I was making this movie, would I cast myself in this part,' and if that doesn't feel right to me, then I don't even go audition for it."

Source : "Billy Campbell Talks KILLING LINCOLN, Taking on the Iconic Figure, Putting on the Hat and Reenacting the Assassination, Plus Season 3 of AMC’s THE KILLING". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. February 14, 2013.

Billy Campbell

#Believe Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Roles Quotes

“Here's how it is: I feel guilty about every single bite of food that goes into my mouth.”
“The American official was trying to talk about aid and development projects and finally a local tribal chief got up and said, "Even if you turn our country into heaven, we don't want it from you. Just leave us."”
“There is no doubt in the sanctity of Mecca, but a donkey won't become a Hajj pilgrim by just going through the motions.”
“I think there is a predisposition among Christians that Hollywood is anti-Jesus or anti-Christianity. I was warned I'd have to fight to maintain the freedom to express my beliefs. It's an unfair stereotype, and so far that's been the farthest from the truth. While everyone I work with may not share my beliefs, I have been surrounded by nothing but support.”
“Some men tend to cling to old intellectual excitements, just as some belles, when they are old ladies, still cling to the fashions and coiffures of their exciting youth.”
“A film is - or should be - more like music than like fiction.”
“All I know is that my best work has come out of being committed and happy.”

Source : "Horrible histories" by Xan Brooks, May 18, 2005.
“I don't need the news. If they have a war, I figure someone will tell me.”

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