Billy Bob Thornton in 'Friday Night Lights' (2004) "There is something you have to consider when you are doing a movie project," he said. "It’s not always the land, the other thing is they don ...

Billy Bob Thornton tackles high school football in his latest film. The versatile actor talks about his role based on a true story. IE 11 is not supported.

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Actor and filmmaker Billy Bob Thornton opened up on how he felt returning to the football field featured in the 2004 film 'Friday Night Lights'. Speaking on a panel at the ATX TV Festival ...

In more than four decades on screen, Billy Bob Thornton has played nearly every role imaginable, from a man trying to save Earth in "Armageddon," to a drunk thief in "Bad Santa," to a high school ...

The only fake thing in director Peter Berg's film version of his cousin H.G. Bissinger's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1990 book, Friday Night Lights, is Billy Bob Thornton's hair.

Billy Bob Thornton looks back on his best movie and TV roles, sharing stories about his famous "Friday Night Lights" speech and why he's done directing.