You can't think that you're playing a villain, or you'll end up with a cartoon. You have to think about him as a person and a hero.

Quote by Tom Berenger

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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...

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....

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

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

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

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

I don't care about being a star. I can do a supporting role; I don't...

I don't care about being a star. I can do a supporting role; I don't...

Around mid-life everyone goes maniac a little bit.

Around mid-life everyone goes maniac a little bit.

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 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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...