Quotes by Brion James

About Brion James:

Brion Howard James was an American character actor. Known for playing the character of Leon Kowalski in the movie Blade Runner, James portrayed a variety of colorful roles in well-known films such as Southern Comfort, 48 Hrs., Another 48 Hrs., Tango & Cash, Red Heat, The Player and The Fifth Element.
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The bad guys are the best parts.

Brion James

The best thing about Sci-Fi, which is my favorite genre, is that there are no rules for behavior. So you can do anything you want.

Brion James

Westerns was why I got into the business. I grew up on a small farm in California and all I ever wanted to do was to play gangsters and cowboys in movies.

Brion James

I prayed to God for help and I put myself in a recovery house called Studio 12. It was for people in the business and you didn't have to have any money to go, which was good because I was broke.

Brion James

You never know what show is going to change your life.

Brion James

My dad had a movie theater so I was there every night.

Brion James

Larry Kasdan is a great director.

Brion James

I play out negative fantasies for people. I'm the guy people love to hate. And they always remember the bad guy.

Brion James

I still do television. I don't care. I just want to work. I love to work. I want to do 500 movies.

Brion James

I'm big and a lot of the stars are smaller so if you're big and mean looking, you play bad guys. After Blade Runner, I was the meanest guy in Hollywood.

Brion James

Blade Runner helped make my career. Everybody was in it. Who knew?

Brion James

I could talk about Blade Runner forever.

Brion James

Since very early in my career, I have always did my own stunt fighting.

Brion James

I'm a parrot. I can pick up an accent and just do it.

Brion James

I'm a character actor, so I don't take the hit if the movie's bad, the lead does. So, I don't want to be the lead. He takes the hit, I don't.

Brion James

You know, stand-up comedy is where I pretty much started out.

Brion James

I did 125 films, and over 100 television shows, and you've never seen the same character twice.

Brion James

The interesting part of the process is developing the character, you know, why did he become that? Why is the guy a murderer, or why is this guy a pervert, or whatever he is. So that's the fun part for me to delve into the abyss.

Brion James

My whole deal when I do accents or dialects is I gotta fool the locals. If I fool the locals then I've done my job.

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I was a different kind of kid, oversensitive and all that.

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Author Bio

  • NameBrion James
  • DescriptionAmerican actor
  • BornFebruary 20, 1945
  • DiedAugust 7, 1999
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor