There are but two types of men who desire war: those who haven’t the slightest intention of fighting it themselves, and those who haven’t the slightest idea what it is. … Any man who has seen the face of death knows better than to seek him out a second time.

I feel like the luckiest guy on the planet. But, I literally work all day, every day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, and that's not an exaggeration.

If you write really good material, the rest just falls into place. There's really no trick to it.

America is thataway, Mr. Lincoln," laughed Davis, pointing north. "You're in Mississippi now.

My men have suffered greatly (from boredom), much blood has been shed (by mosquitoes), and I have swung my ax mightily (chopping firewood). Surely we have earned our place in the annals of history—for never has there been so little war in a war.

What makes a good book and what makes a good movie are totally different things.

The day Henry made a choice... that some men are just too interesting to die.