I disagree with a lot of those changes, however at the end of the day - I go down to recruit graduation at least once or twice a year.

Even though I disagree with many of the changes, when I see the privates graduate at the end of the day, when they walk off that drill field at the end of the ceremony, they are still fine privates; outstanding, well motivated privates.

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.

I try to get over to Iraq and Afghanistan as much as I can.

Back in the old Corp, we weren't training those privates to infiltrate into the peacetime Marine Corp. We were training those privates to go to Vietnam.

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.

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