Stripping away artifice - it's the constant standard I aim for in acting, to approximate life. People talk about being bigger than life - but there's nothing bigger than life.

I always considered myself as a character actor. I always try to be versatile to show different sides of human experience.

Being a star is an agent's dream, not an actor's.

Cows is one thing. But one man telling another man where he can go in this country is something else.

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

I've always liked country music. It's a certain aspect of America that goes back to the British Isles and the influence is very native to America.

Although it wasn't that easy to do, it was wonderful working with John Wayne.