I had a strong, really good upbringing, not puritanical

Few of us are as good as we think we are; none of us are as good as we can be.

I feel the other element of a western is the land, which is very important in this movie. I mean the land is another character in the piece, actually

Stand up and pledge with me: A government of the United States is not on the auction block. And America is not for sale!

Shooting clay targets is a very cleansing experience. It's very relaxing. It takes a lot of concentration. It's also very social, since you're usually shooting with friends. You can talk and forget about almost anything else that's on your mind.

You don't do characters that are the same as you, otherwise why bother to act?

I praise CBS for taking a risk, which is always the price you pay for opportunity. This is not standard movie of the week storytelling. I think movies of the week have fallen into a niche and that isn't my niche