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

Quote by Tom Berenger

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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 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 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...

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 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 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...

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.

Around mid-life everyone goes maniac a little bit.

Around mid-life everyone goes maniac a little bit.

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.

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...

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'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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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.