Washington DC, June 4 -- Actor and filmmaker Billy Bob Thornton opened up on how he felt returning to the football field featured in the 2004 film 'Friday Night Lights'.

Speaking on a panel at the ATX TV Festival alongside his co-stars from the Paramount+ series 'Landman', Thornton shared how much of the show is filmed in the oil boomtowns of West Texas.

"Last year we went to the Midland -- Odessa area," Thornton said. "So 'Friday Night Lights' was 20 years ago, and I had spent a lot of time on the field, and I walked out on the field and I got chills," reported People.

Thornton played high school football coach Gary Gaines in the 2004 film 'Friday Night Lights', directed by Peter Berg and also starring Tim McGraw, Amber Heard and Conn...