Billy Bob Thornton Reveals He 'Was Drunk' While Filming an Iconic Bad Santa Scene

Billy Bob Thornton took a method style approach to his 2003 holiday classic Bad Santa.
The actor, 64, opened up about the making of the film during a sit-down interview on Entertainment Weekly‘s Couch Surfing. Thornton played Willie T. Stokes who reunites with his friend every year for a holiday con.
Posing as a Santa Claus at a mall, Stokes arrives drunk during a photocall with children looking to tell Santa about their Christmas lists. Thornton admitted he “was drunk” during