I work for the public, for the people who are paying to go to the cinema, rather than for the critics.

If I had a choice of having a woman in my arms or shooting a bad guy on a horse, I'd take the horse. It's a lot more fun

When I see my children, and when I see the people who value me, I know how lucky I am.

I'd like to put on buckskins and a ponytail and go underwater with a reed, hiding from the Indians... To me, that's sexy!

The truth is, I just want do things that are original and throw an original spin on them.

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

We recognize ourselves in Westerns, ... I believe the Western can orchestrate moments around reality. The reality can be as entertaining to us as the lie.