Brion James - I'm a parrot. I can pick up an accent and...

I'm a parrot. I can pick up an accent and just do it.

Biography

Author Profession: Actor

Nationality: American

Born: February 20, 1945

Died: August 7, 1999

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Topics

Accent, I Can, Just, Just Do It, Parrot, Pick, Up

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Since very early in my career, I have always did my own stunt fighting.

Fighting My Own Own Always

The bad guys are the best parts.

Best Bad Bad Guys Guys

I'm big and a lot of the stars are smaller so if you're big and mean looking, you play bad guys. After Blade Runner, I was the meanest guy in Hollywood.

Stars You Looking Bad

Blade Runner helped make my career. Everybody was in it. Who knew?

Career Who Make Everybody

You never know what show is going to change your life.

Life Change You Never

The best thing about Sci-Fi, which is my favorite genre, is that there are no rules for behavior. So you can do anything you want.

Best You Behavior Rules

I could talk about Blade Runner forever.

Talk Forever About Could

Larry Kasdan is a great director.

Great Director Larry Great Director

Westerns was why I got into the business. I grew up on a small farm in California and all I ever wanted to do was to play gangsters and cowboys in movies.

Business Movies Small Play

My dad had a movie theater so I was there every night.

Night Dad Movie Theater Every

Work begets work.

I'm a character actor, so I don't take the hit if the movie's bad, the lead does. So, I don't want to be the lead. He takes the hit, I don't.

Character Bad Want Lead

You know, stand-up comedy is where I pretty much started out.

You Comedy Know Pretty

I did 125 films, and over 100 television shows, and you've never seen the same character twice.

Character You Television Never

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