I have family obligations and all that stuff. I get my kids six weeks in the summer, which is a real intense period of time. I'm with them every minute of the day.

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

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

To people outside, they think, Gee, that's great. You get to go here and there....

To people outside, they think, Gee, that's great. You get to go here and there....

I guess if I weren't an actor, I'd be a history professor.

I guess if I weren't an actor, I'd be a history professor.

Most of what gets made now, you laugh your way through, go home and forget...

Most of what gets made now, you laugh your way through, go home and forget...

In this industry, the new owners prefer to kill anything they weren't responsible for.

In this industry, the new owners prefer to kill anything they weren't responsible for.

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

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

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 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.

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...

Around mid-life everyone goes maniac a little bit.

Around mid-life everyone goes maniac a little bit.

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'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...

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...

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...

These days, you can do a TV series for five years and all of a...

These days, you can do a TV series for five years and all of a...

I got to talking to an old actor, and he had a bunch of stories...

I got to talking to an old actor, and he had a bunch of stories...

Every other movie is one of those action things. I mean, Lost in Space? A...

Every other movie is one of those action things. I mean, Lost in Space? A...

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...