R. Lee Ermey

Soldier

86 Quotes

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

America's trying to do the best for its veterans.

You'd be surprised how many kids and young people come to the website and send me email that they are actually going into the Marine Corp because of something that I said or did.

I spend a lot of time with my characters.

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

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.

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

I play well with everybody.

Communications are better now than in my Vietnam days.

Everybody respects the Vietnam Veterans of America.

Everybody respects the Vietnam Veterans of America.

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.

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

I've never had to spend any time in the VA hospital, so I really can't speak for those guys.

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.

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

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.

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

Without discipline, there is no Marine Corps.

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

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