R. Lee Ermey Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“I try to get over to Iraq and Afghanistan as much as I can.”

“In order to be a good actor, I'm a firm believer that you need to bring something to the table.”

“Kubrick ate it up. He loved it. He just let me go crazy.”

“The bad news motivated the drill instructors that much more.”

“There have been a lot of changes in recruit training in the past twenty years.”

“Every character I've ever played, I always try to take him right to the edge and not allow him to fall over, but directors have a tendency to pull me back a little bit.”

“I got space from Travis Air Force Base, went back to the Philippine Islands and made it a point to meet the only American casting director in the Philippines. I was off and running.”

“I honestly do feel that I am a role model for young people.”

“I got to write most of everything I said.”

“I spend a lot of time with my characters.”