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Around mid-life everyone goes maniac a little bit.
I came in on the tail end of the old school of Hollywood
I guess if I weren't an actor, I'd be a history professor
I came in on the tail end of the old school of Hollywood.
I guess if I weren't an actor, I'd be a history professor.
I like playing flawed characters, people who aren't perfect.
I'm probably satisfied with my career 80 percent of the time
I'm probably satisfied with my career 80 percent of the time.
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.'
Take characters that Nicholson or De Niro play: they're not always tough
My mother, sister and I watched through the windows as my father gambled
Take characters that Nicholson or De Niro play: they're not always tough.
My mother, sister and I watched through the windows as my father gambled.
In this industry, the new owners prefer to kill anything they weren't responsible for.
I got to talking to an old actor, and he had a bunch of stories about the Rough Riders
I don't care about being a star. I can do a supporting role; I don't have to be a lead
I got to talking to an old actor, and he had a bunch of stories about the Rough Riders.
I don't care about being a star. I can do a supporting role; I don't have to be a lead.
Most of what gets made now, you laugh your way through, go home and forget you've seen it.
Debra Winger doesn't let anything interfere with her performance, which is the way it should be
Debra Winger doesn't let anything interfere with her performance, which is the way it should be.
I've done about six comedies. Oddly enough, the script came to me from one of the guys in Platoon
I've done about six comedies. Oddly enough, the script came to me from one of the guys in Platoon.
I was so exhausted after fighting for the project for five years, shooting it was like the Bataan Death March
I was so exhausted after fighting for the project for five years, shooting it was like the Bataan Death March.
You realize just how long youve been away when you get home and start dialing 8 out of habit so you can get access to local calls.
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.
The Big Chill is one of those things that everybody can identify with. Between eight characters, they can pick somebody who's somewhat like them
The Big Chill is one of those things that everybody can identify with. Between eight characters, they can pick somebody who's somewhat like them.
This is all new to me, these re-releases. I don't know how these things do. I don't know if it will be people who saw it originally or young people
This is all new to me, these re-releases. I don't know how these things do. I don't know if it will be people who saw it originally or young people.
I wrote a script. I actually enjoyed writing it more than acting. It's about the Irish rebellion of 1920, which is a fascinating period and place for me
To people outside, they think, Gee, that's great. You get to go here and there. The other side of that is our expression, This is location, not vacation
I wrote a script. I actually enjoyed writing it more than acting. It's about the Irish rebellion of 1920, which is a fascinating period and place for me.
To people outside, they think, Gee, that's great. You get to go here and there. The other side of that is our expression, This is location, not vacation.
I have family obligations and all that stuff. I get my kids six weeks in the summer, which is a real intense period of time. I'm with them every minute of the day
I have family obligations and all that stuff. I get my kids six weeks in the summer, which is a real intense period of time. I'm with them every minute of the day.
Rough Riders took 13 weeks to shoot, plus a week of training. The same guy trained us trained the cast in Platoon. Except, instead of radios, we used bugles to signal
Rough Riders took 13 weeks to shoot, plus a week of training. The same guy trained us trained the cast in Platoon. Except, instead of radios, we used bugles to signal.
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
I feel more comfortable doing films with groups of guys. It's a lot easier for me. There's a difference with women: you can't take them to dinner every night and go crazy
I feel more comfortable doing films with groups of guys. It's a lot easier for me. There's a difference with women: you can't take them to dinner every night and go crazy.
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.
There's a hysterical, tired sense of humor that comes after working 14 hours a day, six days a week. I like those things because they take the pressure off the constant stress
There's a hysterical, tired sense of humor that comes after working 14 hours a day, six days a week. I like those things because they take the pressure off the constant stress.
I had already done a lot of research for Rough Riders, keeping notebooks and old photographs. Some of the books were antiques for that time period, with the covers falling off.
I didn't know how to go about preparing for the part of someone who can't remember who he is. The frustration angle is written in, but there's also this incredible passive state
Sometimes I think I'm real predictable to myself and other times... you always wonder, Is this really what I wanted to do? Did I make a mistake? Should I be doing something else?
I didn't know how to go about preparing for the part of someone who can't remember who he is. The frustration angle is written in, but there's also this incredible passive state.