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The tumultuous relationship that Billy Bob Thornton explores onscreen in Landman<\/em> with Ali Larter reminds him of his own life<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n “I get flashbacks from my past, every now and then,” the actor, 70, tells PEOPLE as he talks about filming with Larter, 49, and their onscreen dynamic<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Larter, 49, told PEOPLE that Thornton is “one of the best actors working” and said that he “brings out the best in me”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Billy Bob Thornton<\/a>‘s chaotic onscreen marriage with Ali Larter<\/a> in Landman<\/em><\/a> rings a few bells.<\/p>\n In the hit Taylor Sheridan<\/a> series, the actor, 70, plays Tommy Norris<\/a>, an oil man who has reconciled with his firecracker ex-wife, Angela (Larter). The pair’s dynamic is feisty and unpredictable \u2014 take, for example, how Angela destroyed their living room by throwing plates of pasta everywhere after Tommy made a comment about her period.<\/p>\n “Every time we do scenes together, it’s just a load of fun,” Thornton tells PEOPLE.<\/p>\n The pair’s daughter, Ainsley (Michelle Randolph<\/a>), who takes after her mother, adds to the chaos.<\/p>\n “It’s a full-time job,” Thornton says. “It’s been awesome. I mean, those girls, we love them \u2014 in real life and as characters.”<\/p>\n His says his scenes with Larter, 49, in particular stand out.<\/p>\n “I get flashbacks from my past, every now and then, from various times of my life,” Thornton, who has been married six times<\/a>, says. “Oh yeah.”<\/p>\n