I was kind of confused. I thought, Well, if I get drafted, I'll go. Everybody was very concerned with it. I had friends who went. Some that came back and some that didn't.

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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...

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...

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.

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...

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....

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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

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