Anthony Swofford Quotes
We were Marine snipers trained to kill someone from 1,000 yards away, and I could have done it all day if they'd wanted me to... And I definitely wanted to. I was really good at it. 
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We were Marine snipers trained to kill someone from 1,000 yards away, and I could have done it all day if they'd wanted me to... And I definitely wanted to. I was really good at it.
- Anthony Swofford
War is always seductive... 'Full Metal Jacket' didn't make me want to join the Marines. I already had fallen in love with the idea of combat. I think whether somebody feels that about our movie is subjective. It depends on the viewer. I got letters from people who said 'I was thinking about joining up and I read your book and now I can't wait' and I got letters from people who said 'I was thinking about joining up and I read your book and now I'm going to go to college.'
- Anthony Swofford