I don't care about being a star. I can do a supporting role; I don't have to be a lead.

Quote by Tom Berenger

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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...

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

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

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 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...

You can't think that you're playing a villain, or you'll end up with a cartoon....

You can't think that you're playing a villain, or you'll end up with a cartoon....

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...

We had training camp for a week, and we used the actual military drills of...

We had training camp for a week, and we used the actual military drills of...

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 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...

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....

Around mid-life everyone goes maniac a little bit.

Around mid-life everyone goes maniac a little bit.

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

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

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....

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...

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...

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.

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.

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 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...