Tommy Lee Jones

"The old-timers thought, Well, fire's bad; we'll get rid of it. That was certainly a mistake. We have to get it back into the system somehow, in safe, controlled ways. That's what I'm into now."

"Create turf, save water. Those are the two main principles. And, you know, keep everything alive. Maintain a game habitat. That's important so that you have an entire system at work. Cattle are going …"

"It makes me feel like a very special person, that I'm able to make my living with my imagination. I developed a big respect for my calling while I was in school, and it remains with me to this day."

"I'm one of those people who feels that agriculture is a creative act. It's a very fine art — that's the way I approach it."

"In the Electric Mist - L'occhio del ciclone"

"I'm really concerned about the quality of education in the United States. I think it's going down, and I don't think we spend enough money on it. It's unhealthy for our society that we remove ourselve…"

"I refuse to be pessimistic. I don't believe in it. I hope that we can find a way to keep from destroying the earth."