I'm a big fan of dreams. Unfortunately, dreams are our first casualty in life - people seem to give them up, quicker than anything, for a 'reality.'

Quote by Kevin Costner

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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,...

If it's going to be wrecked, I want to make sure I wreck it.

If it's going to be wrecked, I want to make sure I wreck it.

I'm a pretty convenient foil for a lot of people.

I'm a pretty convenient foil for a lot of people.

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...

I don't think I ever take huge risks, though I'm not scared of doing so.

I don't think I ever take huge risks, though I'm not scared of doing so.

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 work for the public, for the people who are paying to go to the...

I work for the public, for the people who are paying to go to the...

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...

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...

I am not a cynic.

I am not a cynic.

I've had some movies that have been ridiculed, but that's OK with me. I don't...

I've had some movies that have been ridiculed, but that's OK with me. I don't...

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...

I think there are good men and women in all decades. We've grown cynical. And...

I think there are good men and women in all decades. We've grown cynical. And...

I think these movies are as much for people of that time as for people...

I think these movies are as much for people of that time as for people...

I'm only interested in being a good actor and in being remembered for my best...

I'm only interested in being a good actor and in being remembered for my best...

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...

When I make a film I'm away from home for two to three months. So...

When I make a film I'm away from home for two to three months. So...

I like when my face tingles, when the hair on the back of my neck...

I like when my face tingles, when the hair on the back of my neck...

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?

Money isn't a major motivating force in my life. Nor is my profession. There are...

Money isn't a major motivating force in my life. Nor is my profession. There are...