Billy Bob Thornton is more than happy to play a foul-mouthed Santa ("Bad Santa") or a high school football coach ("Friday Night Lights") or a NASA scientist ("Armageddon"), but one thing he won't ...

(CNN) — Billy Bob Thornton doesn’t mind ... the acclaimed actor talked about turning down roles as a villain in two notable films. Thornton said he was approached to play Norman Osborn ...

Billy Bob Thornton has told how he rejected two high-profile movie villain parts, in 'Mission: Impossible III' and 'Spider-Man', because he doesn't like to portray a "bad guy in a big movie".

Joel and Ethan Coen are responsible for so many all-time great classics that it’s easy to take them for granted. While most ...

And I was like, 'Yes, sir, sorry.'" Related: Billy Bob Thornton explains why he turned down Mission: Impossible III villain role The legendary country singer also left Thornton with a memento.

Thornton leads the cast as Tommy Norris, the landman for an oil company. With the dramatic 10th and final episode of season one airing on Sunday, Newsweek has taken a look at Thornton's personal ...

Thornton took his advice — and it changed his life. In more than four decades on screen, Billy Bob Thornton has played nearly every role imaginable, from a man trying to save Earth in ...