The inside of the Pentagon is an incredible place and a dramatic set. We do [travel] outside, but the inside workings of the civilian oversight of the military inside the Pentagon is really about as exciting as anything you ever want to deal with. It is really amazing.

I am just a middle-class farm boy from Dodge City and my grandparents were wheat farmers. I thought painting, acting, directing and photography were all part of being an artist. I have made my money that way. And I have had some fun. It's not been a bad life.

In Method acting, you can't have preconceived ideas. You have to live in the moment. You have to keep yourself open.

It takes more than going down to the video store and renting "Easy Rider" to be a rebel.

The man is clear in his mind, but his soul is mad.

As an actor, you have no control really.

The reality of things going on around me is more interesting than the fantasies of the world I work in.