I believe people who go into politics want to do the right thing. And then they hit a big wall of re-election and the pettiness of politics. In the end, politics gets in the way of the business of people. – Kevin Costner
I wanted very much to do Traffic and at one point it looked like I was going to work on it. And then, of course, Catherine Zeta-Jones had her relationship with Michael Douglas and it suddenly didnt happen. – Kevin Costner
President Kennedy was willing to go to war. He was not a coward. The man had been in war and so had Ken ODonnell. He was ready to protect this nation, but he was not ready for a military solution just because it was being rammed down his throat. – Kevin Costner
When I read Thirteen Days I was moved by it. It was just a great time for the world, in terms of looking back in history and seeing how we got ourselves into trouble and how we got ourselves out of trouble. – Kevin Costner