Billy Bob Thornton was almost cast alongside Kathy Bates in her Oscar-winning “Misery” role, something that Bates was unaware of until she sat down with Thornton for their Variety Actors on Actors ...

Thornton's revelation comes after three decades of knowing Bates. The duo first shared the screen in 1998's Primary Colors, the Mike Nichols dramedy about a presidential campaign. 18 years later ...

Billy Bob Thornton was almost cast alongside Kathy Bates in her Oscar-winning "Misery" role, something that Bates was unaware of until she sat down with Thornton for their Variety Actors on Actors ...

Kathy Bates, who turns 77 on June 28, is an Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe winner, as well as a Tony nominee. See her ...

Oh my God. We really did become a family, and I know people say that a lot, but it really is true in this case. The first television role I ever did was “Matlock.” BATES: I didn’t watch it.

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KATHY BATES: You did not. THORNTON: I swear to God. Originally, Richard Farnsworth, who played the sheriff, had a deputy. I saw Rob Reiner for it. And Rob said right in the room, “You’re the guy.

Billy Bob Thornton and Kathy Bates almost crossed paths earlier in their careers — but it wasn't meant to be. The Matlock actress, who played the female lead in Misery and scored an Oscar for ...

But according to Thornton, they could have starred together in a movie as early as 1990. "Originally, Richard Farnsworth, who played the sheriff [in Misery], had a deputy," he explained.