W. Earl Brown

“When 'Deadwood' ended, I thought, 'I'll never have this again, ever.'”

“John Belushi made me want to be an actor.”

“My dad traveled a lot, so I only usually saw him on weekends, growing up. His favorite actors in the world were Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds. If Clint or Burt had a movie out, we would go to the movies. He didn't like movies, generally, unless Clint or Burt were in them.”

“I grew up hunting and fishing in Land Between the Lakes. I have so many great memories of camping with my mom over at Redd Hollow.”

“All stories boil down to good vs. evil, and that's what the archetypal American Western was.”

“My best friend growing up was a truck driver, and it was big in truck stops. He'd have his 'Deadwood' DVDs, and they'd watch them in the lounge.”

“I'm very wary of fawning too much over heroes. There's an old adage that heroes are best kept at arm's length, and in a few instances in my life, that's been true.”

“I consider William Gay one of the great writers that no one has ever heard of.”

“If you loved music, Lemmy was your friend, regardless of who you were or where you came from.”

“If the writing is good, I'm there. If it's something I've never done before, I'm up for that, too.”

“I once did a film in which I was being chased by wolves. I had a scene where the Alpha of the pack leapt on the hood of my car and stared me down through the windshield. I will never forget staring into those eyes; this wasn't a dog - not even a tough, bad-ass dog - no, this was a wolf.”

“While I do not want to live my life like Lemmy chose to live his, I can't help but admire the strength and determination it took for Lem to do it all on his own terms and remain true to himself.”

“My wife married me when the odds were that I'd be a house-painting bouncer for the rest of my days. She has stuck by me through that with nothing but love and support.”

“That's the cool thing, when I get to work with people I love. The biggest has probably been Kris Kristofferson on 'Bloodworth.'”

“I remember vividly, as a kid, my mother had 'Jesus Was a Capricorn' and used to listen to it over and over and over.”

“My friend, Zachary Throne, was playing a gig with Lemmy and the Upsetters. Knowing of our shared love of Motorhead, Zach called me up and invited me to the rehearsal.”

“Any characters that make me think, 'I don't know if I can do this,' are the ones I most want to do. I don't want to do the same thing over and over.”

“Stories have a way of telling themselves.”

“I am a music freak. My tastes run the gamut from Willie Nelson to Metallica to Miles Davis.”

“Sometimes, I have played something that psychologically sticks with me, that's opposite of where I am. I guess I have a lot of anger in me.”