The Truth Is, You Know, We Need

My Dad Was In The Army. World War Ii. He Got His College Education From The Army. After World War Ii He Became An Insurance Salesman. Really, I Didn't Know My Dad Very Well. He And My Mother Split Up After The War. I Was Raised By My Maternal Grandmother And Grandfather, And By My Mother.

Women Have Always Had Equal Importance Onstage, And Working With Them Must Have Altered My Sensibilities. I've Never Felt Sensitive To The Whole Issue, Because Being Macho Has Never Been A Problem With Me.

I Don't Regret Anything. I Feel Like I've Made What I Would Call Mistakes. I Picked The Wrong Movie, Or I Didn't Pursue A Character, But Everything You Do Is Part Of You And You Get Something From It.

To Be Really Obvious About Something, If Somebody Straps An M1 On Your Shoulder And Throws You In Iraq, You're Going To Get A Sense Of What The Hell's Going On There. Boy, You'll Wake Up Fast When Bullets Are Flying Over Your Head.

Certainly The Movies Were Always In The Air For Me. I Come From The Era When Actors Thought It Was A Big Deal To Be In The Movies.