I'm proud of all the movies I've made. They're not sequels, they're not franchises. And the reason I pick my films carefully is that I don't want to spit on my life. I like to think of myself as more than that. Kevin Costner More Quotes by Kevin Costner More Quotes From Kevin Costner I don't have a seller's remorse about how I've lived. I am cognizant of what I have done, and any of us could maybe draw the line better. But I've tried to live pretty fearlessly. Kevin Costner sellers remorse I don't think I ever take huge risks, though I'm not scared of doing so. Kevin Costner scared risk thinking I wanted very much to do Traffic and at one point it looked like I was going to work on it. And then, of course, Catherine Zeta-Jones had her relationship with Michael Douglas and it suddenly didn't happen. Kevin Costner zeta traffic going-to-work We still live with this unbelievable threat over our heads of nuclear war. I mean, are we stupid? Do we think that the nuclear threat has gone, that the nuclear destruction of the planet is not imminent? It's a delusion to think it's gone away. Kevin Costner stupid war mean I wait and take on projects that I think can work. Kevin Costner projects waiting thinking If you think of 'Liberty Valance' or 'The Searchers,' there are moments in there that you'll never, ever forget... And it does not matter what century you are from. Kevin Costner liberty doe thinking We recognize ourselves in Westerns, ... I believe the Western can orchestrate moments around reality. The reality can be as entertaining to us as the lie. Kevin Costner believe lying reality When I played Robin Hood, I knew the great role was Alan Rickman's and it didn't bother me. I always think that leading actors should be called the best supporting actors. Kevin Costner roles robins thinking I have seen soldiers panic at the first sight of battle, and a squire pulling arrows from his body to fight and save his dying horse. Nobility is not a birthright, but is defined by one's actions. Kevin Costner horse fighting sight I'm only interested in being a good actor and in being remembered for my best films, not for the way I look. But it seems inevitable in this line of work that I have to care about the way I look without getting obsessed about it. Kevin Costner care actors looks There are a lot of things that come to bear on movies now that I don't think are good for movies. They're trying to appeal to the biggest demographic and, when they do that, you sometimes flatten out. Kevin Costner bears trying thinking When I see my children, and when I see the people who value me, I know how lucky I am. Kevin Costner lucky children people When I read Thirteen Days I was moved by it. It was just a great time for the world, in terms of looking back in history and seeing how we got ourselves into trouble and how we got ourselves out of trouble. Kevin Costner term trouble world I was in the show for 21 days once-the 21 greatest days of my life. You know, you never handle your luggage in the show, somebody else carries your bags. It was great. You hit white balls for batting practice, the ballparks are like cathedrals, the hotels all have room service, and the women all have long legs and brains. Kevin Costner money practice white We really don't rest if we think our kids are drifting, or if we think they don't have the right work ethic. It drives us crazy. Because we ultimately want them to succeed and, until they do, we feel in some way that something is not complete. Kevin Costner crazy kids thinking I didn't realize Toronto was so beautiful. Everywhere you go you see beautiful architecture. Kevin Costner toronto architecture beautiful I will never forget what happened here tonight.people I went to school with will never forget. Kevin Costner tonight people school We all have to have our north star that we fix on and go to, but life is so much about the things that bump into you. Kevin Costner stars life-is bumps When I read a story that I think has value and I want to be in it, that doesn't change for me. It doesn't fall out of favor for me. I might have to move on because the universe is saying you can't make this right now. But I'm going to circle back and make it. Kevin Costner fall moving thinking I don't take much stock in other people's opinions if I think something's good. Kevin Costner opinion people thinking