I understand lost love, and I think that can destroy a man more than anything if it was a deep love that is lost somehow. Sam Elliott More Quotes by Sam Elliott More Quotes From Sam Elliott I spent a lot of time growing up in Oregon after I left California. Spent a lot of time in the woods. Sam Elliott left woods growing-up time I'm not a hunter, but I've been around guns all my life. I'm a great shot. Sam Elliott my-life great guns life I just went to see too many movies and I sat in too many dark matinees watching those old serials. Sam Elliott movies watching see dark I truly loved Jason Reitman. I was there on his first film, 'Thank You For Smoking,' and I'd go work with him to do anything. Sam Elliott you smoking work thank-you I think every actor's dream is somebody writes something specifically for them. Sam Elliott actor something think dream It seemed like whenever a Western was going to get made, it came my way. Sam Elliott going get like way You know, I know a lot of lifeguards. Both my parents were lifeguards at a lake in El Paso, Texas. I was a lifeguard in a swimming pool in Portland, Ore. And I have known and met and befriended a number of oceangoing lifeguards in California where I live. Sam Elliott live parents you swimming I was one of the early guys from my generation to have hair on his face. Me and Tom Selleck, and I was first. Sam Elliott face generation me hair It's never going to get better than working opposite an actor like Jeff Bridges. That's as good as it gets. I don't even know what to refer to him as. He's just a great guy. He's iconic on his own merits. Sam Elliott better never great good I did beef ads for about eight years because I love the people in that industry, and there are a lot of people who make their living in the beef world. Ranchers, primarily. Sam Elliott living love people world I think the people that most often cross a line are comedians. I think they relish that, and take pride in that on some level - at least, from what little I've seen and understand about people that do stand-up. Sam Elliott understand think pride people My security comes from the fact that I've never done a job for money. Sam Elliott never job security money I've done films over the years that basically no one saw. And I'm thankful that some of them haven't been seen. Sam Elliott over some done thankful
