"What Trump is onto is, he's just saying what's on his mind. And sometimes it's not so good. And sometimes it's... I mean, I can understand where he's coming from, but I don't always agree with it."
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"There's a saying that we use in golf: "I'd rather be lucky than good." Of course, to be lucky and good is the ideal. If you study hard, you can get good. And if you get lucky and get the proper parts for people to be able to appreciate what you're doing ... I'm sure there are many actors that are quite talented who have never been a success because they've never had the right opportunity and the right material. My mother used to think I had a guardian angel."
"Kids piercing themselves, piercing their tongues, what kind of masochism is that? Is it to show you can just take it?"
"I always liked characters that were more grounded in reality."
"This film cost $31 million. With that kind of money I could have invaded some country."
"Opinions are like a**holes, everybody has one."
"I mean, I've always been a libertarian. Leave everybody alone. Let everybody else do what they want. Just stay out of everybody else's hair."
"Of course we all know Biden is the intellect of the Democratic Party. Kind of a grin with a body behind it."
"I'm anti - the pussy generation. Not to be confused with pussy."
"Over my career I played some badass characters. So, people sometimes think I should have a .44 magnum. But that's not true, I don't have that. But I do fire them and I do enjoy target shooting and all that sort of thing. I'm not much of a hunter. I don't like killing animals, but I love to shoot."
"It's always fun to talk about jazz."
"My old drama coach used to say, 'Don't just do something, stand there.' Gary Cooper wasn't afraid to do nothing."
"I'd have to go for Donald Trump ... you know, 'cause Hillary Clinton is declared that she's gonna follow in Barack Obama's footsteps. There's been just too much funny business on both sides of the aisle. She's made a lot of dough out of being a politician."
"I'm always trying to tackle subjects that tax me and make me think. That's the key to staying young at heart. The brain has to be exercised the same as the rest of the body."
"First, I blow a hole in your face; then I go back inside, and sleep like a baby... I guarantee you."
"Don Siegel last advice to me was 'Don't short yourself.' He said the tendency is when an actor's directing is to kind of you want to work on everybody else but you're going to short yourself. He said, take the time to do a good job with yourself so that you're satisfied with it."
"I guess any movie actor can become a role model for audiences out there who enjoy him."
"It takes tremendous discipline to control the influence, the power you have over other people's lives."
"Great stories teach you something. That's one reason I haven't slipped into some sort of retirement: I always feel like I'm learning something new."
"Every man has got to know his limitations."