Billy Bob Thornton is an actor, not a politician, which is why he believes he has no place pushing a political agenda on anyone - let alone at an awards show. On a recent episode of the "Howie Mandel Does Stuff" podcast, the Landman star explained why he keeps his political beliefs to himself and thinks other celebrities should do the same. 'I don't know anything about politics' "I don't know anything about politics," Thornton said. "I have no idea. And the stuff that I do believe, I don't want to force it down somebody else's throat because I'm not an expert on that.