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R. Lee Ermey [1944-0] American

Rank: 101
Soldier, Actor

Ronald Lee Ermey, known professionally as R. Lee Ermey, is an American actor, best known for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Full Metal Jacket, which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

Graduation, War, Best, God, Good, Money, Patriotism, Veterans Day

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It's my firm conviction that when Uncle Sam calls, by God we go, and we do the best that we can.	Best, God, Patriotism	101
I'm never, like I say, I'm never happy, I'm never satisfied, it's never good enough.	Good	102
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.		103
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.	Money, War	104
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.		105
The drill instructor must have total and complete control. Mindless obedience is what he's after.		106
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.	Graduation	107
There's a lot of whiners in every crowd.		108
The biggest problem was the politicians knew nothing about fighting a war.	War	109
For me, it's an honor for the military to ask me to go to Iraq, Afghanistan, or GITMO. I'm happy to go.		110
The best part about the movie, and everybody seems to rave about it, is the boot camp part.		111
Back in those days intimidation was the greatest tool the drill instructor had. Without that tool, he would not have had control.		112
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.	Graduation	113
I hate to hear 'Less is more.' It's a crock of crap.		114
In order to be a good actor, I'm a firm believer that you need to bring something to the table.		115
I always love to come to Austin.		116
Without discipline, there is no Marine Corps.		117
It's been a pretty fun ride, to tell you the truth.		118
I've never had to spend any time in the VA hospital, so I really can't speak for those guys.		119
Everybody respects the Vietnam Veterans of America.		120
I don't have to be concerned about everybody else's character.		121
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.		122
I was stationed at a marine recruit depot in San Diego from 1965 to 1967.		123
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.		124
The bad news motivated the drill instructors that much more.		125
Drill instructors worked seven days a week, fifteen to seventeen hours a day in many cases, with no time off in between platoons.		126
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!		201
I go the VA Hospital when I have a problem and the doctor jumps on me.		202
America's trying to do the best for its veterans.	Veterans Day	203
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.		204
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.		205
Communications are better now than in my Vietnam days.		206
Kubrick ate it up. He loved it. He just let me go crazy.		207
That's all I cared about too, was getting it right.		208
There have been a lot of changes in recruit training in the past twenty years.		209
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.		210
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.		211
I try to get over to Iraq and Afghanistan as much as I can.		212
I play well with everybody.		213
Kubrick's films have life - they just never die.		214
I got to write most of everything I said.		215
I honestly do feel that I am a role model for young people.		216
I spend a lot of time with my characters.		217

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