Once in one's life, for one mortal moment, one must make a grab for immortality; if not, one has not lived.

Some actors are brilliant character guys. They submerge.

The men in Vietnam weren't allowed to fight the war with any kind of concern to win by the government. It was like a war of attrition.

When I'm on a location, I pick a restaurant that's close and private and eat all my meals there.

Nothing is real if you don't believe in who you are!

Most action is based on redemption and revenge, and that's a formula. Moby Dick was formula. It's how you get to the conclusion that makes it interesting.

If you don't have a mountain, build one and then climb it. And after you climb it, build another one; otherwise you start to flatline in your life.