Quotes from R. Lee Ermey

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

We had times in '66 and '67 when we would pick up a platoon of privates out of the receiving barracks the week before we even graduated the platoon that we were on!

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.

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.

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.

That's all I cared about too, was getting it right.

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

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

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

We had times in '66 and '67 when we would pick up a platoon of privates out of the receiving barracks the week before we even graduated the platoon that we were on!

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

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

There's a lot of whiners in every crowd.

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

I don't have any respect at all for the scum-bags who went to Canada to avoid the draft or to avoid doing their fair share.

Without discipline, there is no Marine Corp.

Without discipline, there is no Marine Corps.

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.