I think there are good men and women in all decades. We've grown cynical. And look at what we do to all our heroes: Churchill, FDR, Kennedy, they all had affairs. But heroic things happen every day.

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What are we blaming? Is this Vietnam? We made a movie, it didn't make much...

What are we blaming? Is this Vietnam? We made a movie, it didn't make much...

I'm a big fan of dreams. Unfortunately, dreams are our first casualty in life -...

I'm a big fan of dreams. Unfortunately, dreams are our first casualty in life -...

Failure doesn't kill you... it increases your desire to make something happen.

Failure doesn't kill you... it increases your desire to make something happen.

I don't feel the need to direct. I tried to get other people to direct...

I don't feel the need to direct. I tried to get other people to direct...

President Kennedy was willing to go to war. He was not a coward. The man...

President Kennedy was willing to go to war. He was not a coward. The man...

You have to pick the stories that you want to be involved with and the...

You have to pick the stories that you want to be involved with and the...

Being a celebrity is probably the closest to being a beautiful woman as you can...

Being a celebrity is probably the closest to being a beautiful woman as you can...

I'm proud of all the movies I've made. They're not sequels, they're not franchises. And...

I'm proud of all the movies I've made. They're not sequels, they're not franchises. And...

I believe people who go into politics want to do the right thing. And then...

I believe people who go into politics want to do the right thing. And then...

I've been around where I knew other actors were going to steal the scene, and...

I've been around where I knew other actors were going to steal the scene, and...

I wanted very much to do Traffic and at one point it looked like I...

I wanted very much to do Traffic and at one point it looked like I...

Lincoln was the greatest speaker and he was ridiculed for how he looked, you know?

Lincoln was the greatest speaker and he was ridiculed for how he looked, you know?

We still live with this unbelievable threat over our heads of nuclear war. I mean,...

We still live with this unbelievable threat over our heads of nuclear war. I mean,...

I enjoy sports. I get a real joy from playing sports but I don't look...

I enjoy sports. I get a real joy from playing sports but I don't look...

We all have that burning question about what happens if we lose somebody we love,...

We all have that burning question about what happens if we lose somebody we love,...

I don't think I'd have been as good as Bruce was. He was a better...

I don't think I'd have been as good as Bruce was. He was a better...

I stand up for what I believe. I don't know if it's always paid off...

I stand up for what I believe. I don't know if it's always paid off...

One person doesn't have to shoulder all the responsibility for why a film does or...

One person doesn't have to shoulder all the responsibility for why a film does or...

When I read Thirteen Days I was moved by it. It was just a great...

When I read Thirteen Days I was moved by it. It was just a great...

We stand our best chance of leaving a legacy to those who want to learn,...

We stand our best chance of leaving a legacy to those who want to learn,...