Every champion was once a contender that refused to give up.

There's a natural law of karma that vindictive people, who go out of their way to hurt others, will end up broke and alone.

I have great expectations for the future, because the past was highly overrated.

I take rejection as someone blowing a bugle in my ear to wake me up and get going, rather than retreat.

Playing polo is like trying to play golf during an earthquake.

Rambo isn't violent. I see Rambo as a philanthropist.

Action is always seen as the bottom rung of thespian endeavour, that's just the way it is.

When you're pushed killing is as easy as breathing.

Back there I could fly a gunship, I could drive a tank, I was in charge of million dollar equipment, back here I can't even hold a job PARKING CARS!

I tend to think of action movies as exuberant morality plays in which good triumphs over evil.

Don't be gullible, use life before it uses you. Understand there are no free lunches, and for every action you take, there's a reaction.

We spend so much time on the whole world instead of on those who really need us, in a world where rumours are a trend and truth is an afterthought.

Although Americans justify their self-interest in moral terms, their true interest is never itself moral.

Don't have every dialog go in a straight line to solve the problem. Let your characters argue, be sarcastic, disagree or joke around.

Unshared joy is an unlighted candle.

It is wonderful what strength of purpose and boldness and energy of will are roused by the assurance that we are doing our duty.

Someone who thinks the world is always cheating him is right. He is missing that wonderful feeling of trust in someone or something.

The ideal friendship is to feel as one while remaining two.

We have nothing to fear but fear itself.

Basil Fawlty was an easy character for me. For some reason, portraying a mean, uptight, incompetent bully comes naturally to me.

Ice-T was just a pleasure to work with. He was a smart gentleman.