“You always want to quit while you are ahead. You don't want to be like a fighter who stays too long in the ring until you're not performing at your best.”

“There's a lot of great movies that have won the Academy Award, and a lot of great movies that haven't. You just do the best you can.”

“I just think it is important that you realize , that you're the best in the world. Whether you are a Democrat or Republican or whether you're libertarian or whatever, you are the best. And we should not ever forget that. And when somebody does not do the job, we got to let them go.”

“The prospect of dating someone in her twenties becomes less appealing as you get older. At some point in your fife, your tolerance level goes down and you realize that, with someone much younger, there's nothing really to talk about.”

“This film cost $31 million. With that kind of money I could have invaded some country.”

“I'm the first to admit that I like going to, or my memories at least of going to Clint Eastwood movies or Charles Bronson or James Bond.”

“There's a lot of great movies that have won the Academy Award, and a lot of great movies that haven't. You just do the best you can.”