265 Quotes by Kevin Costner

I think I just wanted to work when I finally came to Hollywood. That's what it was. I wanted to get a job, and then I wanted to get the second one.

I want to live forever, and I know I won't. I'm not afraid of dying. I'm only afraid of one thing: not being able to raise my kids.

I try to please myself. I don't try to anticipate what people want to see.

The movies helped define how I should be as a person.

There's real drama in performing live. You never know how it's going to be.

I'm glad movies aren't going to please everybody, they can't. But what they have to be is recognisable. I don't equate myself with a master painter, but I think you can recognise my films.

I deal with pressure. I have a tendency to probably be at my best under pressure.

It's never bothered me to work hard. I've probably worked on some of the longest schedules in movie history.

We stand our best chance of leaving a legacy to those who want to learn, our children, by standing firm. In matters of style, hey, swing with the stream. But in matters of principle, you need to stand like a rock.