Billy Bob Thornton proves just what a renaissance man he is. As well as playing the lead, he wrote and directed this tale soaked in Deep South Gothic. He plays Karl Childers, a seeming idiot ...

Billy Bob Thornton boasts a long list of impressive ... However, one project stands out above the rest: Sling Blade sees Thornton serve as writer, director, and star. Sling Blade debuted in ...

Thornton took his advice — and it changed his life. In more than four decades on screen, Billy Bob Thornton has played ... and starring in "Sling Blade," which won you the Oscar for best adapted ...