Really, I didn't like Alaska. It rained, almost every day, at least 300 days out of the year. John Hawkes More Quotes by John Hawkes More Quotes From John Hawkes Part of the way that I work is to observe. John Hawkes way I don't have actor training, myself. John Hawkes training actors For me and for I'm sure any actor, each role is a different challenge to prepare for in a different way. John Hawkes roles different challenges Even the small amount of infamy I have makes me uncomfortable - on a personal level and on a professional level. John Hawkes infamy uncomfortable levels Certainly I've had the experience of thinking a person was one thing, and finding out they were another. John Hawkes findings persons thinking A lot of times, you just don't get the jobs you want to get. John Hawkes want jobs I don't think there are in life, pure darkness or pure light. Everyone's got a little of everything. John Hawkes light darkness thinking As an actor, I think a mistake that any storyteller can make is to play the ending. John Hawkes play mistake thinking It's nice to sometimes get things out of life, rather than stealing from other artists. I'm trying to steal from the real people. John Hawkes nice artist real I don't mean to be highfalutin about it, but I try to limit my visibility. John Hawkes limits trying mean I generally play strong people and scary people. John Hawkes strong play people It's tough being an actor making music, because even I have a knee-jerk reaction to that. John Hawkes knee-jerk-reactions knees actors It's probably odd for someone to read an interview where the interviewee is worried about exposure while they're talking in an interview. John Hawkes interviews odd talking It's hard to get concert tickets. John Hawkes tickets hard concerts If you're telling a story it's always best not to play the ending. John Hawkes ifs stories play I want people to believe me when I play a part and they are less apt to if they know a lot about me and have associations about me. John Hawkes play believe people I think we're all mysteries to ourselves. John Hawkes mystery thinking I met Robert Rodriguez working on a movie called 'Roadracers.' John Hawkes mets I lived in Texas for 10 years. There were a lot of people chewing, including my dad. John Hawkes texas years For the last 20 years of my life, I've had the mantra to do amazing parts with amazing people in amazing projects, so I'm attracted to good story, writing and character and good people. That's what I'm always searching for and I don't think that's ever going to change. John Hawkes writing character thinking