R. Lee Ermey

I got to write most of everything I said.

Every character I've ever played, I always try to take him right to the edge and not allow him to fall over, but directors have a tendency to pull me back a little bit.

I hate to hear 'Less is more.' It's a crock of crap.

You'd be surprised how many kids and young people come to the website and send me email that they are actually going into the Marine Corp because of something that I said or did.

I try to get over to Iraq and Afghanistan as much as I can.

I'm never, like I say, I'm never happy, I'm never satisfied, it's never good enough.

I don't have to be concerned about everybody else's character.

I firmly believe that you live and learn, and if you don't learn from past mistakes, then you need to be drug out and shot.

Kubrick's films have life - they just never die.

Kubrick ate it up. He loved it. He just let me go crazy.

That's all I cared about too, was getting it right.

The best part about the movie, and everybody seems to rave about it, is the boot camp part.

Back in those days intimidation was the greatest tool the drill instructor had. Without that tool, he would not have had control.

The drill instructor must have total and complete control. Mindless obedience is what he's after.

America's trying to do the best for its veterans.

It's my firm conviction that when Uncle Sam calls, by God we go, and we do the best that we can.

Even though I disagree with many of the changes, when I see the privates graduate at the end of the day, when they walk off that drill field at the end of the ceremony, they are still fine privates; outstanding, well motivated privates.

I disagree with a lot of those changes, however at the end of the day - I go down to recruit graduation at least once or twice a year.