Tom Sizemore Quotes
by giving up raiding and war parties. The Indian nations of America were as diverse as the different peoples of Europe. Many tribes were farmers and cattle raisers. Some tribes traditionally were always engaged in hostilities of war, albeit these were usually small raids or war parties. For a culture where one “became a man” by going on a raid, the idea of a peace treaty with the whites in the area was difficult to accept. Enemy Indian tribes had been removed to other reservations and could not venture out easily. The result was there was no one to raid but the whites. Peace with whites meant no raids, and no raids meant no right of passage. No one could become a war chief if there were no wars. Peace was an enormous cultural inhibitor for some tribes.
Thomas Edward Sizemore Jr. is an American actor and producer. He is known for his supporting roles in films such as Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991), Passenger 57 (1992), True Romance (1993), Natural Born Killers (1994), Strange Days (1995), Heat (1995), Saving Private Ryan (1998), Red Planet (2000), Black Hawk Down (2001), Pearl Harbor (2001), and for voicing Sonny Forelli in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. He also played Joey, Marissa's jealous ex-boyfriend in the film Zyzzyx Road (2006), and Anthony Sinclair in the revival television series Twin Peaks (2017).
