I want to be a part of something, and when we define movies now based on how they do on the weekend. We live in a society of "thumbs up, thumbs down." Kevin Costner More Quotes by Kevin Costner More Quotes From Kevin Costner I think these movies are as much for people of that time as for people who weren't born. For people who weren't born, they see how leaders must act under a crisis situation, not trying to be re-elected or not trying to check polls, that they go from their gut check. Kevin Costner leader people thinking In America, politicians do whatever to get re-elected, and a lot of decisions that were being made at that time by Kennedy were certain not to get him re-elected. Kevin Costner politician decision america I think there are good men and women in all decades. We've grown cynical. And look at what we do to all our heroes: Churchill, FDR, Kennedy, they all had affairs. But heroic things happen every day. Kevin Costner hero men thinking One person doesn't have to shoulder all the responsibility for why a film does or doesn't do well. Kevin Costner film responsibility doe President Kennedy was willing to go to war. He was not a coward. The man had been in war and so had Ken O'Donnell. He was ready to protect this nation, but he was not ready for a military solution just because it was being rammed down his throat. Kevin Costner military men war I don't feel the need to direct. I tried to get other people to direct Dances, but they wouldn't do it. They all thought it was too long. One director wanted to cut the Civil War sequence. Another thought the white woman was very cliched. Kevin Costner cutting white war I split my time between Santa Barbara and Aspen. I live on a pretty fast horse. Kevin Costner santa-barbara splits horse I like when my face tingles, when the hair on the back of my neck stands up. Kevin Costner necks faces hair You have to try to dismiss the loudness of cynicism. It's certainly going to come. Kevin Costner cynicism trying I like American history, so I was aware of the participants and a lot of it. Kevin Costner american-history If you're willing to tell somebody that you love them, are you also willing to say you're sorry? You need to, even when you think you're in the right. Kevin Costner sorry needs thinking I want to live forever, and I know I won't. I'm not afraid of dying. I'm only afraid of one thing: not being able to raise my kids. Kevin Costner dying forever kids If you're going to tear down a hero, you should never forget that you're tearing down someone else's hero. You're tearing down somebody else's son. You might have to face her one day. Kevin Costner tears hero son I'm a pretty convenient foil for a lot of people. Kevin Costner foils convenient people I've been around where I knew other actors were going to steal the scene, and I don't compete with them. Kevin Costner stealing competition actors If it's going to be wrecked, I want to make sure I wreck it. Kevin Costner wrecks ifs want I don't think I'd have been as good as Bruce was. He was a better JFK than I would have been. Kevin Costner has-beens thinking I haven't tried to buffer myself. I like rolling the dice. Kevin Costner dice rolling havens I know I have this level of celebrity, of fame, international, national, whatever you want to call it, but it's a pretty surreal thing to think sometimes that you're in the middle of another famous person's life and you think to yourself, 'How the hell did I get famous? What is this some weird club that we're in?' Kevin Costner clubs levels thinking I am a really writer-oriented actor. Kevin Costner actors
