Topic: James Woods
Quotes
Warriors of God: Richard the Lionheart and Saladin in the Third Crusad
Hollywood Digest Nov 13, 2002
I'm not about appeasing any of these ... little Arab states that want to hold us hostage over oil (and) decide they're going to use terrorism or state-support it or whatever
News from the entertainment capital Jan 28, 2002
But I'm a little more concerned about if there's one person who is a survivor or spouse or child or parent or the brother or sister of a victim who would feel uncomfortable, then I think it's not appropriate for us to be there, so I declined to go
Celebrities react to terrorist attacks Oct 17, 2001
I might have done them a few times because I kind of thought the movie was fun in a more innocent time when it seemed kind of harmless, but I certainly wouldn't make a gratuitously violent movie now. I would make a movie that was serious about these issues, if necessary, but it's hard to judge. 'Saving Private Ryan' is one of the most violent movies on earth, but also, I think, one of the greatest movies ever made. It's really about true honor and courage and patriotism and heroism and incredible sacrifice the men of this country had to make, my father, I'm proud to say, was one of them. And it's a very challenging question, but I think you have to be very serious about your choices in the future and I think the audience will help us do that. Right now, I think it's time to err on the side of respect and caution
Celebrities react to terrorist attacks Oct 17, 2001
I'm a guy who was raised in a military family
Celebrities react to terrorist attacks Oct 17, 2001
James Howard Woods (born April 18, 1947) is an American film, stage and television actor. Woods is known for starring in films such as Once Upon a Time in America, Ghosts of Mississippi, Casino, Hercules, and in legal drama Shark. He has won two Emmy Awards, and has gained two Academy Award nominations.
Woods was born in Vernal, Utah. His father, Gail Peyton Woods, was an army intelligence officer who died in 1960 following routine surgery. His mother, Martha A. (née Smith), operated a pre-school after her husband's death and re-married to Thomas E. Dixon. Woods grew up in Warwick, Rhode Island, where he attended Pilgrim High School.
Woods chose to pursue his undergraduate studies at MIT, where he majored in political science (though he originally planned on a career as a surgeon). While at MIT, Woods pledged to Theta Delta Chi Fraternity. He was also an active member of the student theatre group "Dramashop" where he both acted in and directed a number of plays. He dropped out of MIT in 1969 just before his graduation in order to pursue a career in acting. Woods has said that he became an actor because of the father of Ben Affleck, Tim Affleck, who was a stage manager at the Theatre Company of Boston while Woods was at MIT.
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