Id said to my sweetheart a couple of days before that the SAG and Spirit Award nomination was amazing and I had no attachment to the Academy Award. I knew I was an underdog so I just decided to sleep through the announcement. – John Hawkes
Hitchhiking was such a pure form of existence. Youd wake up in the morning, and youd have no idea what your day was going to be. And thats something Ive never been able to shake. I loved that. – John Hawkes
For the last 20 years of my life, Ive had the mantra to do amazing parts with amazing people in amazing projects, so Im attracted to good story, writing and character and good people. Thats what Im always searching for and I dont think thats ever going to change. – John Hawkes
If a musician wants to be an actor, everyone thinks thats pretty cool. But if an actor wants to play a song, even if theyve been doing it for 40 years, thats bad news. – John Hawkes
For some obscure reason, some authorities seem bent on making the drinking of wine a ritual more complicated than chess. They have succeeded in inhibiting a large section of the public and depriving them of one of the greatest pleasures known to man. – Craig Claiborne, New York Times Cookbook