I hate to hear 'Less is more.' It's a crock of crap.

- R. Lee Ermey

Kubrick's films have life - they just never die.

- R. Lee Ermey

I was stationed at a marine recruit depot in San Diego from 1965 to 1967.

- R. Lee Ermey

Playing the good guy is tough because you know as well as I do, in real life, you have to watch your P's and Q's and conduct yourself in a respectable manner if you expect to have friends.

- R. Lee Ermey

I don't have to be concerned about everybody else's character.

- R. Lee Ermey

Without discipline, there is no Marine Corps.

- R. Lee Ermey

It's been a pretty fun ride, to tell you the truth.

- R. Lee Ermey

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

- R. Lee Ermey

The best part about the movie, and everybody seems to rave about it, is the boot camp part.

- R. Lee Ermey

I disagree with a lot of those changes, however at the end of the day - I go down to recruit graduation at least once or twice a year.

- R. Lee Ermey

Back in those days intimidation was the greatest tool the drill instructor had. Without that tool, he would not have had control.

- R. Lee Ermey

There was a huge, tremendous amount of disabled veterans and the Veteran's Administration just wasn't geared up for it. I know for a fact that it's getting better and better.

- R. Lee Ermey

For me, it's an honor for the military to ask me to go to Iraq, Afghanistan, or GITMO. I'm happy to go.

- R. Lee Ermey

I firmly believe that you live and learn, and if you don't learn from past mistakes, then you need to be drug out and shot.

- R. Lee Ermey

The drill instructor must have total and complete control. Mindless obedience is what he's after.

- R. Lee Ermey

The biggest problem was the politicians knew nothing about fighting a war.

- R. Lee Ermey

It's my firm conviction that when Uncle Sam calls, by God we go, and we do the best that we can.

- R. Lee Ermey

Even though I disagree with many of the changes, when I see the privates graduate at the end of the day, when they walk off that drill field at the end of the ceremony, they are still fine privates; outstanding, well motivated privates.

- R. Lee Ermey

When you try to find funding for a VVA function, it doesn't seem like it's any trouble at all. People come out of the woodwork with their money to help out because we went over and fought a war.

- R. Lee Ermey

I'm never, like I say, I'm never happy, I'm never satisfied, it's never good enough.

- R. Lee Ermey