Billy Bob Thornton Says His Psychic Mother Told Him He'd Win an Oscar Before He Became an Actor

Thornton's mother also successfully predicted before he became an actor that he'd get close to Burt Reynolds one day

By People Staff

Published on October 7, 2019 07:00PM EDT

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