It's my firm conviction that when Uncle Sam calls, by God we go, and we do the best that we can.

That's all I cared about too, was getting it right.

Every character I've ever played, I always try to take him right to the edge and not allow him to fall over, but directors have a tendency to pull me back a little bit.

Playing the good guy is tough because you know as well as I do, in real life, you have to watch your P's and Q's and conduct yourself in a respectable manner if you expect to have friends.

The best part about the movie, and everybody seems to rave about it, is the boot camp part.

Communications are better now than in my Vietnam days.

Because I am hard, you will not like me. But the more you hate me, the more you will learn. I am hard but I am fair.