R. Lee Ermey
R. Lee Ermey
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. He is a retired United States Marine Corps staff sergeant and an honorary gunnery sergeant; during his tenure in the U.S. Marine Corps, he served as a drill instructor...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSoldier
Date of Birth24 March 1944
CountryUnited States of America
R. Lee Ermey quotes about
I try to get over to Iraq and Afghanistan as much as I can.
America's trying to do the best for its veterans.
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.
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.
Try as you may, you can never defy love.
I got to write most of everything I said.
It's been a pretty fun ride, to tell you the truth.
The drill instructor must have total and complete control. Mindless obedience is what he's after.
The biggest problem was the politicians knew nothing about fighting a war.
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.
This is for fighting, this is for fun.
That's all I cared about too, was getting it right.
Communications are better now than in my Vietnam days.