The quality of one’s emotional life changes over the years, doesn’t it? But the basic instincts and desires, greed and hope, seem to remain constant. In the larger scope of things, there’s a sense of fulfillment to living a creative life. So I guess that’s what keeps me going.
—Tommy Lee Jones
My idea in terms of managing a narrative, or in thinking in my creative life, is that you could easily argue that the past, the present and the future all occur simultaneously, and if you can postulate that, then you’re not strictly bound to a linear narrative.
—Tommy Lee Jones
Damn right, it’s fun. There’s good company. It’s creative. It’s adventurous. Combines high adventure and art with intellection. It’s more fun than polo. It’s like going undefeated in football.
—Tommy Lee Jones
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