I remember, when I was a kid in the '70s and '80s, the '50s were really cool. And then the '60s were really cool. And then the '70s. Henry Thomas More Quotes by Henry Thomas More Quotes From Henry Thomas I probably complicate things unnecessarily now just to give the illusion of professionalism. Henry Thomas just things professionalism illusion Seeing a time period captured in film, you know, it does make you feel nostalgic. Henry Thomas feel know you time Even if I had a tuxedo I wouldn't wear it to school. Henry Thomas tuxedo wear even school Many times you walk into a room and people have already made up their minds. But it's always good to have something great associated with you. Henry Thomas walk good you people I was getting a lot of hassles from the public. Everybody recognized me. Henry Thomas public getting everybody me Carloads of tourists would photograph the family mailbox, and there was weird mail, death threats. Henry Thomas weird family photograph death It's harder to laugh than to cry. Henry Thomas laugh than harder cry I've got a lot of crazy plans. Henry Thomas got lot plans crazy If I can generate enough income, I'd like to get a castle, a historic castle that I can restore. Henry Thomas castle like i-can enough I think it's great when girls are artistic. Henry Thomas i-think great think artistic I can't stay in L.A. too long or it starts to grow on me in a bad way. Henry Thomas grow me long way It's really important to go back to where you come from. Henry Thomas back go you important I have horses, I drive a truck, and I wear cowboy boots. First I'm a Texan. Henry Thomas wear drive truck boots The idea of a film staying in theaters for a year is something of a fantasy today. Henry Thomas something year fantasy today I don't know if there aren't any films like 'E.T.' anymore. I just feel that the industry has changed so much. There are so many outlets now. Henry Thomas feel just like know I understood why films were made, and if they made a lot of money, they were successful. All of these things I knew. As a ten-year-old boy, I didn't really think a lot about finances or celebrity. I always viewed films as kind of what I imagined a summer camp to be like. Henry Thomas boy think always money I don't know if I was so much of an outsider until after I started doing films. That put me on the outside. I grew up in Texas, and I wasn't the child of industry parents, and I didn't have a lot of friends in the industry or anything like that. Henry Thomas parents child me friends The one thing I've always done is to try not to overcomplicate anything. Henry Thomas anything try always done Of course there have been times I regretted being the kid in 'E.T.' My world went completely crazy. I was that stupid kind of famous, where you can't go anywhere. Henry Thomas you crazy stupid world It was like that for the first six months after 'E.T.' was in cinemas. I'd go out and get mobbed. I was a shy kid, and being approached by adults all the time just freaked me out. Henry Thomas like me shy time
