I live on a ranch that's larger than Manhattan. That's a weird circumstance.

There is no normal life, there's just life. You live it.

If you're in a hit movie, it's good to be in another hit movie straight away.

My father was raised in the mountains of New Mexico, and he picked cotton for a dollar a day. He was working for the family from the time he was 7.

I think part of my reputation has to do with the difficult roles I've played. Actors do tend to get identified with their characters.

I saw the horizon. It's out there. And though I may not ever be able to touch it, it's worth reaching for.

Mark Twain is as big as America. He really is.