R. Lee Ermey (24 March 1944, Emporia, Kansas, USA) movies list and roles

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

Even though I disagree with many of the changes, when I see the privates graduate at the end of the day, when they walk off that drill field...Show more »

Even though I disagree with many of the changes, when I see the privates graduate at the end of the day, when they walk off that drill field at the end of the ceremony, they are still fine privates; outstanding, well motivated privates. Show less «

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.

The best part about the movie, and everybody seems to rave about it, is the boot camp part.

The bad news motivated the drill instructors that much more.

There was a huge, tremendous amount of disabled veterans and the Veteran's Administration just wasn't geared up for it. I know for a fact th...Show more »

There was a huge, tremendous amount of disabled veterans and the Veteran's Administration just wasn't geared up for it. I know for a fact that it's getting better and better. Show less «

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 be...Show more »

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. Show less «

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

Communications are better now than in my Vietnam days.

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.

Drill instructors worked seven days a week, fifteen to seventeen hours a day in many cases, with no time off in between platoons.

The biggest problem was the politicians knew nothing about fighting a war.

Back in those days intimidation was the greatest tool the drill instructor had. Without that tool, he would not have had control.

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

The drill instructor must have total and complete control. Mindless obedience is what he's after.

I always love to come to Austin.

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

Back in the old Corp, we weren't training those privates to infiltrate into the peacetime Marine Corp. We were training those privates to go...Show more »

Back in the old Corp, we weren't training those privates to infiltrate into the peacetime Marine Corp. We were training those privates to go to Vietnam. Show less «

I go the VA Hospital when I have a problem and the doctor jumps on me.

Without discipline, there is no Marine Corps.

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 r...Show more »

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. Show less «

I'm never, like I say, I'm never happy, I'm never satisfied, it's never good enough.

I was stationed at a marine recruit depot in San Diego from 1965 to 1967.

There's a lot of whiners in every crowd.

Kubrick's films have life - they just never die.

I spend a lot of time with my characters.

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

Kubrick ate it up. He loved it. He just let me go crazy.

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

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

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

There have been a lot of changes in recruit training in the past twenty years.

We had times in '66 and '67 when we would pick up a platoon of privates out of the receiving barracks the week before we even graduated the ...Show more »

We had times in '66 and '67 when we would pick up a platoon of privates out of the receiving barracks the week before we even graduated the platoon that we were on! Show less «

I play well with everybody.

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

I disagree with a lot of those changes, however at the end of the day - I go down to recruit graduation at least once or twice a year.

Everybody respects the Vietnam Veterans of America.

I got space from Travis Air Force Base, went back to the Philippine Islands and made it a point to meet the only American casting director i...Show more »

I got space from Travis Air Force Base, went back to the Philippine Islands and made it a point to meet the only American casting director in the Philippines. I was off and running. Show less «

I honestly do feel that I am a role model for young people.

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 mo...Show more »

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. Show less «

Every character I've ever played, I always try to take him right to the edge and not allow him to fall over, but directors have a tendency t...Show more »

Every character I've ever played, I always try to take him right to the edge and not allow him to fall over, but directors have a tendency to pull me back a little bit. Show less «

I got to write most of everything I said.