Billy Bob Thornton

I mean, to this day, I think back on it, you know.

How the fuck did I get here?

I don't think you could get that movie made now.

I think a lot of movies that I've done, you couldn't get them made now.

I don't think there's an audience that would either tolerate it or be interested in it, you know, because most of my writing is based on novelists and not screenwriters.

I've stayed out of Hollywood my whole career pretty much, you know, other than the high profile relationships, maybe, you know, other than that, I haven't associated with Hollywood much.

And, uh,

It was just thinking back and going, how did I become a movie star?

Shit.

No, that's true.

You know what I mean?

That's true.

But I think because maybe –

Well, see, Sling Blade, first of all, it's not a comedy.

There's funny stuff in it.

But a lot of people come up to me and they say, man, that Carl, he's funnier than shit.

And it's like, well, if you think about what it's really about, it's not that funny.

But I just think because of the climate...

You know, it's like, well, is he making fun of a mentally challenged guy?

You know, you know, bad Santa.