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 — Tom Berenger Copy Share Image
We had training camp for a week, and we used the actual military drills of that period. We didn't have to work out much after hours, because going up and down hills all day was a good workout in itself. — Tom Berenger Copy Share Image
I had already done a lot of research for Rough Riders, keeping notebooks and old photographs. Some of the books were antiques for that… — Tom Berenger Copy Share Image
I was so exhausted after fighting for the project for five years, shooting it was like the Bataan Death March — Tom Berenger Copy Share Image
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… — Tom Berenger Copy Share Image
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… — Tom Berenger Copy Share Image
I have family obligations and all that stuff. I get my kids six weeks in the summer, which is a real intense period of… — Tom Berenger Copy Share Image
You realize just how long youve been away when you get home and start dialing 8 out of habit so you can get access… — Tom Berenger Copy Share Image
In this industry, the new owners prefer to kill anything they weren't responsible for. — Tom Berenger Copy Share Image
I've done about six comedies. Oddly enough, the script came to me from one of the guys in Platoon — Tom Berenger Copy Share Image
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… — Tom Berenger Copy Share Image
