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

The Westerns I like aren't really comedies. I'm drawn to the scope of them and the land as a central character.

I guess after Dances With Wolves they probably tried some derivative westerns, and if they didn't work, they said the western is dead and moved on to something else

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

On a day when you're not feeling so good, you put on a happy face, it's infectious - these things sound kind of corny and stupid, but this is our life.

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.

I realized I really liked the screen. I knew it was a challenge, but I wasn't afraid of risk