I think religion is a funny thing because, when you see somebody who can really break it down, sometimes it feels foolish what you believe.

I think it's hard for people to suspend the era they live in and understand the decisions that had to be made often during the western frontier era were life and death. You had to be resourceful and on your feet to try to figure out somebody. You didn't have the benefit of knowing who somebody was.

Failure doesn't kill you... it increases your desire to make something happen.

I'm proud of all the movies I've made. They're not sequels, they're not franchises. And the reason I pick my films carefully is that I don't want to spit on my life. I like to think of myself as more than that.

Life's better when it's fun. Boy, that's deep, isn't it?

Great stories don't often make great movies. Its' a crafted art form.

Audiences trust Westerns when you hit the right tone. I think they're not in vogue, but they will always be in vogue when you hit the right note.