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Henry Thomas
Birthday:
9 September 1971
Birth Name:
Henry Jackson Thomas Jr.
Height:
182 cm
Biography
It's harder to laugh than to cry.
It's harder to laugh than to cry.
It's really important to go back to where you come from.
It's really important to go back to where you come from.
Many times you walk into a room and people have already made up their minds. But it's always good to have something great associated with you.
Many times you walk into a room and people have already made up their minds. But it's always good to have something great associated with you.
The idea of a film staying in theaters for a year is something of a fantasy today.
The idea of a film staying in theaters for a year is something of a fantasy today.
The one thing I've always done is to try not to over complicate anything.
The one thing I've always done is to try not to over complicate anything.
I don't know if I was so much of an outsider until after I started doing films. That put me on the outside. I grew up in Texas, and I wasn't the child of industry parents, and I didn't have a lot of friends in the industry or anything like that.
I don't know if I was so much of an outsider until after I started doing films. That put me on the outside. I grew up in Texas, and I wasn't the child of industry parents, and I didn't have a lot of friends in the industry or anything like that.
I grew up in a rural area, I was from kind of a poor family and my parents weren't showbiz people. But going back was strange, and perhaps stranger for the other students.
I grew up in a rural area, I was from kind of a poor family and my parents weren't showbiz people. But going back was strange, and perhaps stranger for the other students.
I understood why films were made, and if they made a lot of money, they were successful. All of these things I knew. As a ten-year-old boy, I didn't really think a lot about finances or celebrity. I always viewed films as kind of what I imagined a summer camp to be like.
I understood why films were made, and if they made a lot of money, they were successful. All of these things I knew. As a ten-year-old boy, I didn't really think a lot about finances or celebrity. I always viewed films as kind of what I imagined a summer camp to be like.
I would inevitably get the girls who were interested in me because I was the guy from E.T. It was kind of tough. I can't deny ever capitalizing upon it but on the whole in my teens I was pretty virtuous.
I would inevitably get the girls who were interested in me because I was the guy from E.T. It was kind of tough. I can't deny ever capitalizing upon it but on the whole in my teens I was pretty virtuous.
It was like that for the first six months after 'E.T.' was in cinemas. I'd go out and get mobbed. I was a shy kid, and being approached by adults all the time just freaked me out.
It was like that for the first six months after 'E.T.' was in cinemas. I'd go out and get mobbed. I was a shy kid, and being approached by adults all the time just freaked me out.
Of course there have been times I regretted being the kid in 'E.T.' My world went completely crazy. I was that stupid kind of famous, where you can't go anywhere.
Of course there have been times I regretted being the kid in 'E.T.' My world went completely crazy. I was that stupid kind of famous, where you can't go anywhere.
I probably complicate things unnecessarily now just to give the illusion of professionalism.
I probably complicate things unnecessarily now just to give the illusion of professionalism.
I have horses, I drive a truck, and I wear cowboy boots. First I'm a Texan.
I have horses, I drive a truck, and I wear cowboy boots. First I'm a Texan.
Carloads of tourists would photograph the family mailbox, and there was weird mail, death threats.
Carloads of tourists would photograph the family mailbox, and there was weird mail, death threats.
Even if I had a tuxedo I wouldn't wear it to school.
Even if I had a tuxedo I wouldn't wear it to school.
I can't stay in L.A. too long or it starts to grow on me in a bad way.
I can't stay in L.A. too long or it starts to grow on me in a bad way.
I don't know if there aren't any films like 'E.T.' anymore. I just feel that the industry has changed so much. There are so many outlets now.
I don't know if there aren't any films like 'E.T.' anymore. I just feel that the industry has changed so much. There are so many outlets now.
I think it's great when girls are artistic.
I think it's great when girls are artistic.
I was getting a lot of hassles from the public. Everybody recognized me.
I was getting a lot of hassles from the public. Everybody recognized me.
I've got a lot of crazy plans.
I've got a lot of crazy plans.
If I can generate enough income, I'd like to get a castle, a historic castle that I can restore.
If I can generate enough income, I'd like to get a castle, a historic castle that I can restore.
Henry Thomas
Henry Thomas was born on September 9, 1971 in San Antonio, Texas, USA as Henry Jackson Thomas Jr. He is an actor and producer, known for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Gangs of New York (2002) and Legends of the Fall (1994). He was previously married to Marie Zielcke and Kelly Hill.
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