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

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...

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

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

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 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...

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 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 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...

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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....

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...

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.

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...

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.

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.