My father's people... are from Fairfax in northern Virginia, just across the Mason-Dixon line. So it was an honour to play Lee, he was a great general.

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The cultural contrast I saw between religions... Catholics have a lot of mediators, going through...

The cultural contrast I saw between religions... Catholics have a lot of mediators, going through...

We either accept weaknesses in good people or we have to tear pages out of...

We either accept weaknesses in good people or we have to tear pages out of...

It's a cyclical thing. When they make one, everyone loves them. Different genres come around...

It's a cyclical thing. When they make one, everyone loves them. Different genres come around...

Spending two years on my uncle's ranch in Montana as a young man gave me...

Spending two years on my uncle's ranch in Montana as a young man gave me...

You have a little bit of feeling for everyone you play.

You have a little bit of feeling for everyone you play.

I like to do things that I develop from the ground up.

I like to do things that I develop from the ground up.

God does guide the lives of individuals and does fill them with the Holy Ghost.

God does guide the lives of individuals and does fill them with the Holy Ghost.

You just can't take a crash course to be a tango dancer in a movie.

You just can't take a crash course to be a tango dancer in a movie.

My uncle always said that I could have been a rancher.

My uncle always said that I could have been a rancher.

I always thought of myself as a later bloomer, so I like some of my...

I always thought of myself as a later bloomer, so I like some of my...

I'm better than Olivier.

I'm better than Olivier.

They have a tourniquet on the brain.

They have a tourniquet on the brain.

There was nothing wrong with shouting at God.

There was nothing wrong with shouting at God.

High Noon is a pretty corny movie.

High Noon is a pretty corny movie.

Very often some of the religious miracle plays you see on television can be very...

Very often some of the religious miracle plays you see on television can be very...

To this day, I still think Lonesome Dove is my best part.

To this day, I still think Lonesome Dove is my best part.

Too many people think that economics is this subject that should wait until the university...

Too many people think that economics is this subject that should wait until the university...

Although it wasn't that easy to do, it was wonderful working with John Wayne.

Although it wasn't that easy to do, it was wonderful working with John Wayne.

I'll keep on acting 'til they wipe the drool. I like the business. I like...

I'll keep on acting 'til they wipe the drool. I like the business. I like...

I don't have many people showing up at my door. Very few people come out....

I don't have many people showing up at my door. Very few people come out....