I don't have a seller's remorse about how I've lived. I am cognizant of what I have done, and any of us could maybe draw the line better. But I've tried to live pretty fearlessly.

I think there's true drama in the formation of everything that we know and are standing on the shoulders of.

Conventional wisdom can get us into so much trouble, especially as artists.

The western will always be here. And it just depends on how good you make one. And one movie doesn't kill it. And one movie doesn't preserve it. It's storytelling. It's a very American thing. I'll continue to do it.

I don't go against the grain because I'm a contrary person.

You can be as you choose to be. It's an act of discipline sometimes, but it can be done.

I like being around people that mean what they say.