“In the course of American history, great steps are taken by ordinary p...” — Tommy Lee Jones Quote

“In the course of American history, great steps are taken by ordinary people, and ordinary people are not perfect.”

“Human beings are glorious and preposterous characters.”

“I don't analyze things like titles.”

“I've worked in the film business for 45 years, and I want to keep on growing as a filmmaker. I want to see my visual life grow and be increasingly effective in this world.”

“I'm kind of pleased with myself that I've got a tailor on Savile Row. I'm 68 years old. I deserve it.”

“No, I don't think about the myth of the West. It's not the kind of thinking I do. That's more suited to people who live in big towns on the West Coast or East Coast, people who stay under a roof, in a room, all the time.”

“It took us in this country 11 years to get from the Declaration of Independence to the Constitution.”

“I wouldn't attach too much importance to these student riots. I remember when I was a student at the Sorbonne in Paris, I used to go out and riot occasionally.”

“They died hard, those savage men - like wounded wolves at bay. They were filthy, and they were lousy, and they stunk. And I loved them.”

“History will decide if I'm a villain or a hero.”

“De Sade is the one completely consistent and thoroughgoing revolutionary of history.”

“A true history of human events would show that a far larger proportion of our acts are the result of sudden impulse and accident than of that reason of which we so much boast.”