I'm one of those people who feels that agriculture is a creative act. It's a very fine art — that's the way I approach it. - Tommy Lee Jones

We're only here for a short time, so might as well have a good time.

It makes me feel like a very special person, that I'm able to make my living with my imagination. I developed a big respect for my calling while I was in school, and it remains with me to this day.

I wrote it about a friend of mine who married his high school sweet heart. They had a baby together and one day, when the baby was about four months old, my friends wife was driving down the road by herself, pulled over to the side and she just died in her car.