I wrote a script. I actually enjoyed writing it more than acting. It's about the Irish rebellion of 1920, which is a fascinating period and place for me.

Quote by Tom Berenger

Topics: Tom Berenger Quotes

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

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

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...

Even my agents say, We don't know what this business is anymore.

Even my agents say, We don't know what this business is anymore.

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...

There's a hysterical, tired sense of humor that comes after working 14 hours a day,...

There's a hysterical, tired sense of humor that comes after working 14 hours a day,...

I was so exhausted after fighting for the project for five years, shooting it was...

I was so exhausted after fighting for the project for five years, shooting it was...

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...

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...

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.

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 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 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...

The Big Chill is one of those things that everybody can identify with. Between eight...

The Big Chill is one of those things that everybody can identify with. Between eight...

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...

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 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.

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

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

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...

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...

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....