“I really never had any thought about being a legitimate actor, like a stage perf…” — Sam Elliott

I've been married one time and I have one daughter, who I love more than anyone in the world. And that's where my world is.

Nobody sets out to make a bad film - I shouldn't say 'nobody.' Some people certainly don't care.

I was never afraid of hard work.

I was in the cement end of the construction business, as a laborer. I was pouring concrete, and stripping forms off of set concrete, and pulling nails, and stacking plywood, and doing that kind of thing. I was in peak condition in those days.