As an actor to watch an audience of people howl together in a single mind as a result of work you've done together with friends is a privilege.

Kindness and politeness are not overrated at all. They're underused.

If military movies were automatically successful we'd make nothing but military movies. But seriously, patriotism is one thing that all Americans have in common.

I know a lot of cowboys and I've done a little work on ranches with cattle, and those people become your friends, and keep their word.

Acting is fun for me and it doesn't really matter how, whether it's hard work or easy work, it's always fun.

I don't see people as groups, I see them as individuals.

The most important question in American cinema, I've learned, is 'When is lunch?'