[on his Academy Award nomination for Best Actor (Sling Blade (1996)] Getting the nomination is like gravy. Winning would be like whatever is better than gravy.
Movies these days have made killers into funny people. What`s that all about? I`ve got kids and family and friends, and I don`t like bad things. I don`t think they`re funny, and it`s irresponsible to make movies that don`t show you how that`s not good.