I don't mean to be highfalutin about it, but I try to limit my visibility. John Hawkes highfalutinlimitvisibility Change image and share on social
Part of the way that I work is to observe. John Hawkes observepartwork Change image and share on social
I want people to believe me when I play a part and they are less apt to if they know a lot about me and have associations about me. John Hawkes aptassociationlot Change image and share on social
I don't have any training as an actor, but I guess I'm an intense pretender. When you read something over and over, it gets into you a little bit. You can't help but begin to feel it, even if you're a healthy person as I think I am. John Hawkes actorbeginbite share on social
Certainly I've had the experience of thinking a person was one thing, and finding out they were another. John Hawkes experiencefindhave Change image and share on social
I guess you can say that every actor is a 'character actor' on some level. But I think some actors have a wider range. I think that's how you get that mantle. John Hawkes actorcharacterguess Change image and share on social
I do all kinds of roles - nerd, psycho, nerd, psycho, nerd, psycho - and occasionally someone kind of normal. It's weird, when I lived in Austin I was always cast as pretty normal people. But when I moved to Los Angeles I was immediately branded a psycho. John Hawkes angelesaustinbrand share on social
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 equipfightill Change image and share on social
Some friends of mine bothered me for a long time about getting on the social networking pages. They were close friends that I liked to mess with, and I think that I kind of enjoyed for a while that it bothered them so much. Now they've just kind of given up. John Hawkes bothercloseenjoy share on social