Violence - look, we live in a violent world, man. This country was founded on violence. Who's kidding who?

It's an eclectic film and I think we served the novel really well. And we had a great cast who worked for free. Everyone read it and said, I'm in, from Nick [Nolte] to Albert [Finney] to Omar [Epps] to Barbara [Hershey]. We really had fun and shot it in a very short time. I think the subject matter is more topical today, more to the point, than it was 30 years ago, when it concerned the Vietnam War.

After I did the first Die Hard I said I'd never do another, same after I did the second one and the third. The whole genre was running itself into the ground.

If you think anyone goes out and commits crimes because of some daffy film they've seen, then I question your judgment.

Negative, I am a meat popsicle.

Every day, I work at not taking this fame thing seriously. Fortunately, I have a great group of friends who help me do this.

I could never write my memoirs, just because too many people are still alive and would be hurt.