Timothy Bottoms Biography

Fast Facts

• Won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Supporting Actor at the New York International Independent Film & Video Festival for his role in "Mixed Blessings․"
• Attended California Performing Arts, a school that was run by Disney to discover new talent
• Was a member of Youth Theater and toured Europe with the Santa Barbara Madrigal Society before pursuing acting professionally
• Worked as a busboy and a ranch hand in his youth
• Quote: "(On turning down his first TV role): "I could care less about TV, man․ I wanted to do movies․․․ My mom couldn't believe her ears when I told her․ I made a lot of mistakes in my career, you gotta understand․ But that's just who I am․""
• Quote: "I'm glad and proud to be young right now․․․We're going to mould the world to the way we want it․ You know, it changes every generation and every generation, it gets better, just like the grass keeps getting greener․ It has to․"
• Met his favorite actress, Maggie Smith, when he worked at the Ahmanson Theater in Los Angeles in his youth, then starred alongside her several years later in "Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing․"
• Was cast in "The Last Picture Show" without an audition for the part of Dwayne, but insisted that he play the part of Sonny instead because he identified with the character more
• His younger brother Sam, who frequently visited him on the set of "The Last Picture Show," wound up with a role in the movie because he was there so often