Billy Bob Thornton is trying again at his time with a stunning collaborator: Johnny Money.

The Landman actor has shared new particulars about working with the "Stroll the Line" singer. "I by no means acquired over being nervous round Johnny Money as a result of it was like God walked within the room," Thornton stated in a brand new interview with The Guardian. "I stayed at his home a few instances, and I didn’t wish to get caught in my drawers trying in his fridge. So I simply stayed in my room all evening lengthy. However he was very form to me."

At one level, Money recorded a monitor with the Sling Blade star, who’s a musician in his personal proper. "We did a duet collectively of certainly one of his songs, 'I Nonetheless Miss Somebody,' that I've by no means put out," Thornton recalled. "Money stated to me, 'What’s your thought, son?' And I stated, 'Properly, I believed we'd do the primary verse and bridge after which you can do your recitation.' This was at a degree the place Johnny was in a bit of extra in poor health well being. And I stated, 'You then do the recitation after which we'll come again and do the final verse and bridge.'"

Money was open to Thornton's plan but in addition knew he wanted to comply with his personal instincts. "He stated, 'Yeah, that sounds good to me,'" Thornton remembered. "After which he stated, 'I would even have an thought or two myself. In any case, I wrote the f—ing factor.' And I used to be like, 'Sure, sir, sorry.'"

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The legendary nation singer additionally left Thornton with a memento. "He wrote a narrative about that day on 4 items of pocket book paper," the actor stated. "It was partly fact, partly fiction. And on the final web page are three autographs by him: 'John R. Money,' 'Johnny Money,' 'John Money.'"

After Thornton requested Money why he signed the paper so many instances, he replied, "Son, when you ever get broke, minimize these into three items and also you'll be all proper."

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The Fargo star detailed his relationship with Money shortly after the singer's dying in 2003. "He known as me and needed to know if I’d autograph a duplicate of U-Flip," Thornton instructed The Herald-TImes. "He beloved that film. Money was an edgy man; he beloved something kinda offbeat."

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Money's admiration for the movie began a dialog that, in flip, sparked a friendship between the 2 artists. "I couldn't imagine he even known as me, not to mention needed certainly one of my films," Thornton stated. "We simply began speaking on the telephone rather a lot, and after I'd go to Nashville I’d see him."

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Thornton's newest mission, Taylor Sheridan’s drama Landman, lately wrapped its first season on Paramount+. The actor told Entertainment Weekly he needs the collection to get a second season.

"I positive hope so, as a result of I had a enjoyable time on this one and it’d be a pleasant one to do," Thornton stated, noting {that a} potential season 2 may movie in February or March. "I imply, we'll see. It simply is determined by how the chips might fall. You by no means know on this enterprise."

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