Everybody respects the Vietnam Veterans of America.

I firmly believe that you live and learn, and if you don't learn from past mistakes, then you need to be drug out and shot.

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

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

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

There was a huge, tremendous amount of disabled veterans and the Veteran's Administration just wasn't geared up for it. I know for a fact that it's getting better and better.

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