Nick Nolte War Quotations

World War II affected the male population in a very detrimental way. They were happy to be home, happy to be alive, happy they won, but they could not express to anybody the horror they had been through.

Women are just more oriented toward feelings - and I don't mean that in a negative way. But with a male actor and a male director, the emotional exploration can only go so far. With a female director, you can end up exploring so many more depths.

When I was a kid, my dad went to World War II. I didn't know him. I was born in '41.

Everything has a purpose, even this, and it's up to you to find it.

This is a service station, we offer service. There is no higher purpose.

There's no greater purpose than service to others.

I never felt comfortable in real life very well. It's always been an awkward kind of thing for me.

Death isn't sad. The sad thing is: most people don't live at all.

A warrior is not about perfection or victory or invulnerability. He's about absolute vulnerability.