“Starting in the mid-'80s, I played in a band called Meat Joy, and we m...” — John Hawkes Quote

Starting in the mid-'80s, I played in a band called Meat Joy, and we made our own record, toured.

I guess you can say that every actor is a 'character actor' on some level. But I think some actors have a wider range. I think that's how you get that mantle.

The only thing I do on a computer is play Texas Hold 'Em, really. Obviously my cell phone is a computer. My car is a computer. I'm on computers every day without actively seeking them out.

It seems like every year Hollywood makes an attempt to retell the Manson story, and I just couldn't be less interested in it. It's not really our crowning achievement as a civilisation. I'm not saying it shouldn't be done, but it just bores me.

My father was a meat worker. He was a union organizer in the meat workers union.

Novels will remain my meat and potatoes, what sustain me imaginatively.

For me, it's just a decision I made at home with my wife that I'm not eating meat.

I'm not big on red meat.

I'm a pescatarian - I don't even eat meat!