You could think of extraordinary examples to the contrary: The Grapes of Wrath... and even into the 70s.

For an actor, there is no greater loss than the loss of his audience.

Skijoring is just something that people want to see, it's like Ben Hur on snow, the modern way. I love the speed, the adrenalin rush is something special. It's just unique.

In the mainstream film market, certainly in television, sex is handled fairly discreetly. I think the abuse of extraordinarily graphic violence and language presses much closer to the tolerance of public taste.

I think there are probably more closet conservatives in Hollywood than there are closet homosexuals.

I've used too many pistols in too many movies. They're kind of heavy to carry.

I think narcotics and alcohol, and even tobacco are enormously costly ingredients in our society.