I wouldn't mind starting to ride some more if I had a really good horse to just work a little bit with every day.

It suits him because way back many years ago when Nikita Mikhalkov, the great Russian director, came, I said, "I want you to meet somebody." So I get Billy Bob from Malvern, Arkansas and Nikita Mikhalkov from Moscow. It's just two big talents meet. We sat for two or three hours and talked. It was great. He's the real deal, this guy.

Not every successful man is a good father. But every good father is a successful man.

I try not to look for messages in films.

I love the smell of juice boxes in the morning.

Seeing your name on the list for KP or guard duty when you're in the Army is like reading a bad review.

You really have to soak up the culture of the people to get it right. If you're making a fiction film, it's entertainment, but you want it to be as real as possible.