Bill Paxton : (3) " I’ve had a career that is kind of under the radar, but it sure is varied, and I’ve been so blessed to be able to get paid to do something I love to do. " - Bill Paxton " Growing up in Texas and Oklahoma, Ben Johnson was more famous than John Wayne to some of us. I knew him. I worked with him on a low budget film years ago, and we’d sit around at night while waiting for a shot. " - Bill Paxton " It’s easy to get jaded. It’s easy to get lazy. It’s easy to get too self-centric, like, ‘Why me? What about my needs?’ It has nothing to do with that. But you see, you are the thing you are selling whether you are a director or an actor in this business. It’s very tough. The town doesn’t realize that its greatest resource is its people. " - Bill Paxton