Quotes from Jon Voight

It's grown into a personal relationship, yeah. I'm crazy about Jerry. I think he's a unique character.

Do not let the Obama administration fool you with all their cunning Alinsky methods. And if you don't know what that method is, I implore you to get the book 'Rules for Radicals,' by Saul Alinsky. Mr. Obama is very well trained in these methods.

Nothing beats being really honest about who you are and what you need. All the rest just works itself out.

I just think that I'm a person who's trying to find the truth and express it as I, you know, get the opportunity.

People know who I am. I have less ability to be intimidated, in a sense, than others coming up.

There's the young Jon Voight and the old Jon Voight.

If you're not for Trump, then you're not for me.

Some people think we're adrift without any guidelines. I don't. I think we've had instruction on how to live.

I have a perfectionist mentality; I want things to be right. But I've had a little duel over the years with that mentality. Because it can inhibit you.

You can get digital technology that almost is film quality, and go make little films and do everything you can to find a little understanding of your own voice and it will grow - Don't take no for an answer - Take every opportunity you can to do something.

There's a real question at stake now. Is President Obama creating a civil war in our own country?

Everyone's unique; no one's ever alike. But my son has the same good cheer as my father. He's capable of making a room happy with a few words.

There's something real in women's intuition. It's an accurate signpost for decision making, but it usually bumps up against man's logic. So we have to put ego aside and listen to them.

'Climb Every Mountain' is a beautiful statement of philosophy. Critics may think 'The Sound of Music' is saccharine, but I think it's profound. The message, that we can't accommodate evil, is just as important today.

I've been very fortunate - You only can do what you're offered, you know?

One thing that's great about seeing your kids is you see things that you admired in your parents.

I was caught up in the hysteria during the Vietnam era, which was brought about through Marxist propaganda underlying the so-called peace movement.

Doesn't make a difference who you're auditioning for; whatever it is, you have an audience, and you have a role, and you have the opportunity to perform that role the best you can for this audience. If you look at it like that, it doesn't make a difference if you get the part or not.