We had times in '66 and '67 when we would pick up a platoon of privates out of the receiving barracks the week before we even graduated the platoon that we were on!

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

I hate to hear 'Less is more.' It's a crock of crap.

I'm never, like I say, I'm never happy, I'm never satisfied, it's never good enough.

I don't have to be concerned about everybody else's character.

In order to be a good actor, I'm a firm believer that you need to bring something to the table.

Kubrick ate it up. He loved it. He just let me go crazy.