Take characters that Nicholson or De Niro play: they're not always tough.

Quote by Tom Berenger

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I like playing flawed characters, people who aren't perfect.

I like playing flawed characters, people who aren't perfect.

Rough Riders took 13 weeks to shoot, plus a week of training. The same guy...

Rough Riders took 13 weeks to shoot, plus a week of training. The same guy...

I came in on the tail end of the old school of Hollywood.

I came in on the tail end of the old school of Hollywood.

I don't think a director should have any kids. I don't even think it's good...

I don't think a director should have any kids. I don't even think it's good...

I feel more comfortable doing films with groups of guys. It's a lot easier for...

I feel more comfortable doing films with groups of guys. It's a lot easier for...

I've done about six comedies. Oddly enough, the script came to me from one of...

I've done about six comedies. Oddly enough, the script came to me from one of...

While I was doing these plays in the beginning, I wasn't getting paid. I thought...

While I was doing these plays in the beginning, I wasn't getting paid. I thought...

Around mid-life everyone goes maniac a little bit.

Around mid-life everyone goes maniac a little bit.

This is all new to me, these re-releases. I don't know how these things do....

This is all new to me, these re-releases. I don't know how these things do....

I didn't know how to go about preparing for the part of someone who can't...

I didn't know how to go about preparing for the part of someone who can't...

My mother, sister and I watched through the windows as my father gambled.

My mother, sister and I watched through the windows as my father gambled.

I was kind of confused. I thought, Well, if I get drafted, I'll go. Everybody...

I was kind of confused. I thought, Well, if I get drafted, I'll go. Everybody...

I remember seeing Bill Hurt in New York once. I talked to him on the...

I remember seeing Bill Hurt in New York once. I talked to him on the...

I have family obligations and all that stuff. I get my kids six weeks in...

I have family obligations and all that stuff. I get my kids six weeks in...

I had already done a lot of research for Rough Riders, keeping notebooks and old...

I had already done a lot of research for Rough Riders, keeping notebooks and old...

I'm probably satisfied with my career 80 percent of the time.

I'm probably satisfied with my career 80 percent of the time.

Debra Winger doesn't let anything interfere with her performance, which is the way it should...

Debra Winger doesn't let anything interfere with her performance, which is the way it should...

I wrote a script. I actually enjoyed writing it more than acting. It's about the...

I wrote a script. I actually enjoyed writing it more than acting. It's about the...

I don't care about being a star. I can do a supporting role; I don't...

I don't care about being a star. I can do a supporting role; I don't...

Sometimes I think I'm real predictable to myself and other times... you always wonder, Is...

Sometimes I think I'm real predictable to myself and other times... you always wonder, Is...