LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Thirteen years after Billy Bob Thornton starred in the raunchy R-rated comedy "Bad Santa," he's back in that red suit. Kathy Bates plays Thornton's foul-mouthed criminal mother.

Eighteen years later, they would reunite for Bad Santa 2. But according to Thornton, they could have starred together in a movie as early as 1990.

Billy Bob Thornton's advice for first-time filmmakers is to make something personal and not to concern yourself with appealing to a studio or an audience.

He’s like the guy from Goliath, Bad Santa, it's like he doesn't suffer fools, but he also has some fun every now and then. I'm just basically playing who I would be if I were a landman." ...

With a decorated career spanning over three decades and countless accolades to his name, like an Academy Award and two Golden Globes, Billy Bob Thornton is undeniably ... Armageddon, Bad Santa, and ...