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

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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 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...

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 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 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...

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....

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...

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...

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.

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 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...

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 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 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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...