My daughter doesn't love me because I'm on TV, she loves me because I'm her dad. W. Earl Brown More Quotes by W. Earl Brown More Quotes From W. Earl Brown I try to physically and mentally immerse myself in whatever it is I am doing. That is good for me as an artist. I am always looking for that part that I have never done before, which makes it all the more difficult, because people want to hire you for what theyve already seen you do. W. Earl Brown artist trying people When you get out of college, you think, "I've learned all I need to learn." W. Earl Brown college needs thinking 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. W. Earl Brown arms too-much hero To make a low-budget independent is not easy work. W. Earl Brown easy-work independent lows 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. W. Earl Brown eyes me car dog All stories boil down to good vs. evil, and that's what the archetypal American Western was. W. Earl Brown american down good evil 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. W. Earl Brown movies growing-up dad world That's the cool thing, when I get to work with people I love. The biggest has probably been Kris Kristofferson on 'Bloodworth.' W. Earl Brown cool work love people I was a rabid 'Seinfeld' fan. Then I did the show, and it ruined the show for me. Not that it ruined the quality of the show, but I had seen behind the curtain at Oz. W. Earl Brown show behind me quality I remember on the 'Midnight Special' seeing a video with Meat Loaf. I think it was the 'Bat Out Of Hell' video. It was like this raging huge fat guy, and he's really sexual, and he's really sweaty, and it's really kind of sexy. Like, a fat guy can get the chick. I still am a big fan of 'Bat Out Of Hell.' W. Earl Brown fat hell sexy remember I remember vividly, as a kid, my mother had 'Jesus Was a Capricorn' and used to listen to it over and over and over. W. Earl Brown listen kid mother remember 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. W. Earl Brown i-am me anger sometimes I told my wife once, 'I feel like I'm getting paid to sit at the feet of Aristotle.' Some people are like, 'You're comparing David Milch to Aristotle,' and yeah, I am, but I'm not Plato. W. Earl Brown i-am you wife people I grew up in Murray, Kentucky. My wife is from there, also. W. Earl Brown also up kentucky wife I consider William Gay one of the great writers that no one has ever heard of. W. Earl Brown ever great gay heard While my megalomania knows no bounds, directing is one thing I have never really done. I directed a couple of plays. That was the extent of it. W. Earl Brown never one-thing done knows I am a music freak. My tastes run the gamut from Willie Nelson to Metallica to Miles Davis. W. Earl Brown i-am run freak music 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. W. Earl Brown me support wife love John Belushi made me want to be an actor. W. Earl Brown actor me made want I grew up playing cowboy, and I still have all my Johnny West toys from when I was a kid. I have my actual toys from when I was five. W. Earl Brown playing kid up toys