Kevin Costner

Turned down a role in Pelotón (1986) because he thought it portrayed American soldiers in Vietnam negatively and didn't want to insult his brother, who was a Vietnam veteran.
Spoke at the funeral of his El guardaespaldas (1992) co-star, Whitney Houston, on February 18, 2012.
Once was a bus driver for tours to stars' Hollywood homes.
Turned down the role of Bill in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill. La venganza (volumen 1) (2003) and Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) to direct Pacto de justicia (2003) instead.
His favorite genre is the Western.

Real heroes are men who fall and fail and are flawed, but win out in the end because they've stayed true to their ideals and beliefs and commitments. -- Interview with David Giammarco, Cigar Aficionado Magazine, Nov/Dec 2000.
I'm happy about the things I've done. Not always happy about the results, but happy about the decisions, because I made them myself. And I think that's an important way to go through life. -- Interview with David Giammarco, Cigar Aficionado Magazine, Nov/Dec. 2000.
[on Danza con lobos (1990)] "This is a bonding film for all. You could put it anywhere in history--the Berlin Wall, Kuwait".
My first introduction to English football was in 1990 when I was over here making Robin Hood and I got invited to an Arsenal game. Having watched sports all my life in America, there was no comparison in terms of the emotion that was in the stadium that day. And I really never forgot it. - on being an Arsenal fan.
I'm really aware of my disappointments, what movies I didn't like when I was done. I'm not so sure they line up with public or critical disappointments. But if I have to reduce my life to the box office, I can see what the up-and-down thing is. Popularity now is cultural achievement. If you can be popular, you actually can make a living out of being popular. It's not my way. Other actors might have made "Bull Durham 2","Tin Cup 2","Dances 2" and "Bodyguard 2". But I don't think repeating yourself is very good.