I didn't have a normal background - I was completely demented from a very early age! Bill Paxton agebackgroundcompletely Change image and share on social
I think I got an Instamatic camera when I was 8 years old, and ever since then, I've liked to record things. I don't know why. Maybe it's just to kind of try to leave some kind of record behind. Bill Paxton camerahaveinstamatic Change image and share on social
It's easy to get jaded. It's easy to get lazy. It's easy to get too self-centric, like, 'Why me? What about my needs?' It has nothing to do with that. But you see, you are the thing you are selling whether you are a director or an actor in this business. It's very tough. The town doesn't realize that its greatest resource is its people. Bill Paxton actorbusinesscentric share on social
I've had a career that is kind of under the radar, but it sure is varied, and I've been so blessed to be able to get paid to do something I love to do. Bill Paxton blesscareerhave Change image and share on social
I've had a life where things have worked out for me beyond my wildest dreams, and my brother's had just the opposite. Bill Paxton brotherdreamhave Change image and share on social
It was so weird that I would end up directing 'The Greatest Game Ever Played,' because, y'know, I'm not a big golfer myself. But I grew up around the game. My mom and dad kind of built their dream house off the 11th fairway of Shady Oaks Country Club in Fort Worth. Bill Paxton 11thbigbuild share on social
In our game, it's your vanity that keeps you in shape. I've got a little gym set up, and I ride a single-speed bike up the hills behind my house. Lately I've been kind of a slacker. Usually it's a film role that makes me start getting in shape. Between roles, I try to do a little maintenance, but I'm not a workout fanatic at all. Bill Paxton bikefanaticfilm share on social
When you start out as a filmmaker, you do parodies, because you can't really compete on a studio level. Bill Paxton competefilmmakerlevel Change image and share on social
You don't really get to pick and chose what you would like to be doing. But I've been very fortunate, and I think water seeks its own level. You do gravitate towards things that you would get off on. Bill Paxton choosefortunategravitate Change image and share on social
My father always read obituaries to me out loud, not because he was maudlin or morbid, but because they were mini biographies. Bill Paxton biographyfatherloud Change image and share on social