Tough interview Jones may get second Oscar

Since “The Valley of Elah” is schedule to open in Spokane on Friday, I’ve been trying to find some advance reviews. One story I stumbled across was an interview with Tommy Lee Jones , the well-known difficult interview who is receiving advance Oscar talk for his performance as the father of an Iraq War veteran.

How difficult is Jones to interview? Here is just one question that Howard Gensler, a reporter for the Philadelphia Daily News , posed to Jones only to get it thrown back in his face.

Gensler: “Some of the more experienced actors I’ve spoken with here talked about the tools they rely on as actors. Some of the younger actors said they work more on instinct. Are you a tools guy or an instinct guy?”

Jones: “That’s hard language to make yourself comfortable with. I don’t think instinct has anything to do with acting. I think birds fly south and dogs copulate in the street by instinct.”