I created 'The Westerner' because of anger - anger at never-miss sheriffs, always-right marshalls, whitewashed gunfighters ... anger at TV's quick-draw tin gods who stand behind a tin star or ten cents' worth of righteous anger and justify their skill… — Sam Peckinpah Copy Share Image
The western is a universal frame within which it's possible to comment on today. — Sam Peckinpah Copy Share Image
Why should I give you an interview? All you journalists are plagiarists. — Sam Peckinpah Copy Share Image
I regard everything with irony, including the face I see in the mirror when I wake up in the morning. — Sam Peckinpah Copy Share Image
There is a great streak of violence in every human being. If it is not channeled and understood, it will break out in war… — Sam Peckinpah Copy Share Image
Well, killing a man isn't clean and quick and simple. It's bloody and awful. And maybe if enough people come to realize that shooting… — Sam Peckinpah Copy Share Image
I want to be able to make westerns like Akira Kurosawa makes westerns. — Sam Peckinpah Copy Share Image
