Billy Bob Thornton shares rare views about acceptance speeches

Billy Bob Thornton has shared strong opinions about actors who advocate for their political stance while accepting an award.

As per the Oscar-winning actor, the person who is being conferred with the award should "just honor the people" who helped them win the award.

The Bad Santa star noted, "There is a time and place for that ... you should just stick to what [the honor] is. Don't go up there and talk about saving the badgers in Wisconsin or something – you know what I'm saying?"

Thornton added, "People would argue and say, 'Well, no, because I have a voice and because everybody knows me. This is a great platform for me to put this out there.'"

While concluding, he said that if the star is really sincere about wanting to save critters and has "a billion dollars ... [then]" they should "f*****save them."

"I mean, you got plenty of money to save the badgers, trust me, that's barely gonna cut into your budget."