Back there I could fly a gunship, I could drive a tank, I was in charge of million dollar equipment, back here I can't even hold a job PARKING CARS!

I believe an artist dies twice. The first time, it's just terrible - I've been there when the phone isn't ringing for years.

We're all expendable. We think the world's going to stop when a pope dies, or a king. And then... life goes on.

I'm not just painting for painting's sake. I want to be truthful.

There are endless exercises for arms, but the basics are best-chinups and pushups.

People assume that 'The Expendables' is old school, but it's only old school because that's the way I know how to make an action film. It's pretty real.

When I was cognizant of the war, I was very angry at the street-corner liberals who were trying to defame the footsoldier. Because there was a man who had no choice. He was a cog in the wheel, just trying to survive. I was always aware of that.