“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.”

American actor, film director, and former football player

Tommy Lee Jones is an American actor, film director, and former football player. He is known for a long career in film and television, and for work that has earned him an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. His career spans acting and directing, with early roots in sport before he became better known on screen. The honors attached to his name reflect a body of work that has been recognized across film and television, both in leading roles and behind the camera.