"Like many Southerners, Mr. Thornton, who grew up in Arkansas, is a gifted storyteller, with an eye for the telling detail and a moving way of blending comedy with tragedy. " -- New York Times

"One of the more readable, insightful and entertaining celebrity autobiographies in recent memory - a tragicomedy that could be turned into its own movie." -- Chicago Sun-Times

"As a writer, Billy Bob puts Tennessee Williams in the back seat." -- Robert Duvall

"Bone-deep East Texas/Arkansas feel . . . rife with Southern gothicisms, delightfully weird digressions, and the sort of 3am philosophizing that Flannery O'Connor had to make up . . . [Thornton is] a natural born storyteller." -- Austin Chronicle

"Thornton's congenial, spirited delivery makes the story of his life before stardom an unexpected scene stealer . . . Like his approach to acting, The Billy Bob Tapes has a natural, unrehearsed style that's sure to not only entertain but also to charm. " -- Oxford American