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

Life isn't fair, but you can be.

It is scary for an actor when you get hired as a lead. No matter what the plot is, it is your job to do something interesting enough to make them want to get inside the lead character's head.

Im a registered independent with a lot of libertarian leanings.

The two things that will defeat a lot of young actors are fear of failure and lack of preparation. With acting, I didn't have a problem with either one - but somehow I didn't equate either one of them to the academic world.

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

Popularity is the pocket change of history. The true measure is courage. There will never be another Charlton Heston.