In my acting, I have to identify with something in the character. The big tough boy on the side of right - that's me. Simple themes. Same me from the nuances. All I do is sell sincerity and I've been selling the hell out of that ever since I started.

True Grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done. No moral man can have peace of mind if he leaves undone what he knows he should have done.

America is the land of freedom and that’s the way I enjoy living.

I never shot nobody I didnt have to.

You have to be a man before you can be a gentleman.

A man ought to do what he thinks is right

Get off your butt and join the Marines!