A biography for Tommy Lee Joneshasn’t been written yet.
“I don't have a favorite genre. I think 'genre' is a literary term. I don't have a favorite kind or type of movie. I like the ones that are good.”
“I don't direct movies for a living.”
“As an actor I want to do as many takes as I can. I wanna shoot the scene... or shoot the shot 'til they make me quit.”
“I try to be as good a director as I possibly can. I try to be prepared, and I hope everyone else is. The preparation, I suppose, means just about everything. Little things mean a lot.”
“If you look at how people use the term 'western,' you can only conclude that it means a movie that has big hats and horses. And if you really want to sound like you've been thinking, then you'll use a term like 'genre.' But all the hell it seems to mean is big hats and horses. Which is not all that deeply analytical.”