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

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.
R. Lee Ermey

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

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

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.
R. Lee Ermey

Everybody respects the Vietnam Veterans of America.
R. Lee Ermey

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.
R. Lee Ermey

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.
R. Lee Ermey

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.
R. Lee Ermey

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


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.
R. Lee Ermey

I got to write most of everything I said.
R. Lee Ermey

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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