With a lot of comedians, one of their major attributes is that they look comedic, with a certain hangdog or manic expression. I look like the neighborhood bully. That doesn't elicit laughter.

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

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

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.

All young men want to prove themselves.

With writing, I think you have to be honest with yourself. I have a certain kind of writing; that is, I like to really embellish the human spirit. You have to write about something you have a feel for.

If I'd succeeded right away at acting I wouldn't have sought out writing.