Fresh Air, Billy Bob Thornton

By: Terry Gross

Narrated by: Terry Gross

Actor, director, screenwriter Billy Bob Thornton on this archive edition of Fresh Air. The 1996 film Sling Blade which he wrote, directed and starred in put him on the map and earned him an Academy Award for Best Adapted screenplay. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in the 1998 film A Simple Plan. Last year he directed the film All the Pretty Horses. This past year, he starred in the Coen Brothers The Man Who Wasn't There, Bandits with Bruce Willis, and Monster's Ball. Before he got into acting, he was interested in a music career. Last fall he released a new CD on which he sings his own songs, Private Radio. (Original Broadcast Date: January 9, 2002)

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