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

Quote by Kevin Costner

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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...

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...

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 you think of 'Liberty Valance' or 'The Searchers,' there are moments in there that...

If you think of 'Liberty Valance' or 'The Searchers,' there are moments in there that...

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...

There are a lot of things that come to bear on movies now that I...

There are a lot of things that come to bear on movies now that I...

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 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 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...

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?

In America, politicians do whatever to get re-elected, and a lot of decisions that were...

In America, politicians do whatever to get re-elected, and a lot of decisions that were...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 glad movies aren't going to please everybody, they can't. But what they have to...

I'm glad movies aren't going to please everybody, they can't. But what they have to...

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...