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

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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.

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.

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.

Thornton - who previously directed All The Pretty Horses and Sling Blade - said he had been complaining about movies in America, so "instead of complaining, I decided to just write one and direct it".

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