Top 34 Quotes by Tom Berenger

I got to talking to an old actor, and he had a bunch of stories about the Rough Riders.

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.

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.

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.

Most of what gets made now, you laugh your way through, go home and forget you've seen it.

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?

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

I was so exhausted after fighting for the project for five years, shooting it was like the Bataan Death March.

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.