Always maintain a joyful mind. Appreciate the struggles as opportunities to wake up.

It was fortunate for all of us to have Joaquin Jackson, who is a very renowned Texas Ranger, on board. He spent quite a few days with us on set and he added a lot to it for me on what it's like to be a Texas Ranger.

You don't want to vilify your ego.

Myths are wonderful tools that we've had, oh, for eons now that help us navigate the situations we find ourselves in.

Every couple of years we'll watch the movie and it's like watching home movies, seeing the ranch on-screen. But that movie Heaven's Gate, people are appreciating it more and more as time goes on.

One of the things that I find so exciting about life is that you're constantly surprised. You never know what's going to happen, and it's certainly like that making movies; every once in a while, one will come along that transcends all of your expectations.

My mom wasn't a movie star.