While I was doing these plays in the beginning, I wasn't getting paid. I thought of it more as a hobby. Then I realized how seriously a lot of these people took what they were doing.

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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 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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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 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 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.

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...

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....

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

Around mid-life everyone goes maniac a little bit.

Around mid-life everyone goes maniac a little bit.

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...