Billy Bob Thornton had a fascinating rise to prominence in the 1990s, as he transformed from a respected character actor into ...

Some actors hate watching themselves onscreen while others, most famously Samuel L Jackson, love it. Billy Bob Thornton is ...

One False Move is a gritty '90s thriller that helped launch Billy Bob Thornton's career despite being destined for ...

Thornton has been acting since the 80s and has appeared in almost 70 films, playing everyone from Davy Crockett to Odessa ...

Billy Bob Thornton's advice for first-time filmmakers is to make something personal and not to concern yourself with appealing to a studio or an audience.

Sling Blade (1996): Even though he had already been in more than 20 movies, writer-director Billy Bob Thornton hit the big-time with this quirky character drama.

He appeared in several major film roles following Sling Blade 's success, including 1998's Armageddon and A Simple Plan. During the late 1990s, Thornton began a career as a singer-songwriter.

Billy Bob Thornton is looking back at his time with a surprising collaborator: Johnny Cash. At one point, Cash recorded a track with the Sling Blade star, who is a musician in his own right. "We ...