. >> once i adopted that -- billy bob thornton was a big influence. he -- i do not know him. he came here and wanted this kind of success. it was running from him. he finally just wrote a movie. a fantastic film. that is how -- that is how you do it. if they do not let you show them and you work hard to show them, and if you show them and do not respond -- that is ok. you tried. it is a good attitude to take for anyone who does this stuff. >> i did that a long time ago in this town. many do not. i am -- tavis: tell me about terriers' or donal. >> let parents are from county kerry and ireland -- in ireland. donal is the gaelic derivation of daniel or donald. they have an accent over the o. i was born in canada, but we went back to ireland and got green cards and came here. my sister siobahn plays my schizophrenic sister on the show. tavis: it is a family show. >> it was interesting for me because i take acting seriously but do not like to talk about it that way. i do not like to look indulgent. i have my thing i do, but do not prince around and talk about it much. the first ti

paul said billy bob thornton told him in the south "smocky and the bandit" isn't considered a movie but a documentary. though some identified him as the short guy, many of him know him to be full 10 feet tall. he was inducted in 2001 in the songwriters haul hall of fame and chairman and chairman of the board of american composers, publishers and paul will tell you as he hit rock bottom through his drinking, god blessed him even still. he lifted him and gave him new life with an even more infectious joy and became a joy and some alcoholics fear that they won't be nearly as creative without drinking, paul showed that is absolutely not the case. like virtually all creativeen yusses, he has known times when he had time writing and collaborated and out came one of the most touching songs which became a huge hit for diamond r inch o. the words reflected his own struggle with alcoholism and the woman who made him face the truth was not waiting for him when he sobered up. i say hello, i think i'm broken and though i was only joking, you took me by surprise, wouldn't you agree. i was trying to b