When crossing someone's borders you have to be prepared to engage in a war that is far more brutal than if it were to take place on neutral territory.

A lot of guys don't want to admit that they have a propensity for generosity and for violence.

When you're an actor, you're a slave to other people's visions.

Good action films - not crap, but good action films - are really morality plays. They deal in modern, mythic culture.

Plan B. You've always got to have a Plan B.

That's the hardest thing about doing sequels - you've lost the element of surprise.

You know what I think happened? After 'Rocky,' I was almost set up in the eyes of the media to make a flop.