Peter Berg
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Like, how did you get over the fear of... Because you had a real career as an actor. So you've got to make a leap a little bit and go like...
Like, how did you get over the fear of... Because you had a real career as an actor. So you've got to make a leap a little bit and go like...
All right, I'm going to do this. So I was flying to New York to act when the rash was- And the same guy was on the plane and said, I have a different rash. And the reason I was on that plane where I was presented with the rash was I was flying to New York to be in a movie called Copland. I was going to act in it. Oh, yes. And that was Stallone and De Niro.
All right, I'm going to do this. So I was flying to New York to act when the rash was- And the same guy was on the plane and said, I have a different rash. And the reason I was on that plane where I was presented with the rash was I was flying to New York to be in a movie called Copland. I was going to act in it. Oh, yes. And that was Stallone and De Niro.
All right, I'm going to do this. So I was flying to New York to act when the rash was- And the same guy was on the plane and said, I have a different rash. And the reason I was on that plane where I was presented with the rash was I was flying to New York to be in a movie called Copland. I was going to act in it. Oh, yes. And that was Stallone and De Niro.
And Stallone had put weight on and was going to try and win an Oscar. And this was Harvey Weinstein producing it in the height of his power. And Ray Liotta and Harvey Keitel and all these big stars were in the film. What a fucking cast. And I had a small part in it. Stallone directed that too, right? No, James Mangold. directed it, wrote and directed it.
And Stallone had put weight on and was going to try and win an Oscar. And this was Harvey Weinstein producing it in the height of his power. And Ray Liotta and Harvey Keitel and all these big stars were in the film. What a fucking cast. And I had a small part in it. Stallone directed that too, right? No, James Mangold. directed it, wrote and directed it.
And Stallone had put weight on and was going to try and win an Oscar. And this was Harvey Weinstein producing it in the height of his power. And Ray Liotta and Harvey Keitel and all these big stars were in the film. What a fucking cast. And I had a small part in it. Stallone directed that too, right? No, James Mangold. directed it, wrote and directed it.
I was one of the cops, and most of my scenes were in this bar, and I would just sit around waiting for my one line. So Stallone would talk, and De Niro would talk, and then finally it would be my line, and I'd be like, yeah, for sure. Sounds like me in Kingdom. No, you had a great, you were phenomenal in Kingdom.
I was one of the cops, and most of my scenes were in this bar, and I would just sit around waiting for my one line. So Stallone would talk, and De Niro would talk, and then finally it would be my line, and I'd be like, yeah, for sure. Sounds like me in Kingdom. No, you had a great, you were phenomenal in Kingdom.
I was one of the cops, and most of my scenes were in this bar, and I would just sit around waiting for my one line. So Stallone would talk, and De Niro would talk, and then finally it would be my line, and I'd be like, yeah, for sure. Sounds like me in Kingdom. No, you had a great, you were phenomenal in Kingdom.
Turn left! No, no, no. Jason, by the way, sidebar, sidebar, Jason and I have one of my favorite lines ever delivered in the film, and you know what it is. It's like, hey, driver, are you late for something? Remember that? You guys are cruising along the desert? Fuck, I love that.
Turn left! No, no, no. Jason, by the way, sidebar, sidebar, Jason and I have one of my favorite lines ever delivered in the film, and you know what it is. It's like, hey, driver, are you late for something? Remember that? You guys are cruising along the desert? Fuck, I love that.
Turn left! No, no, no. Jason, by the way, sidebar, sidebar, Jason and I have one of my favorite lines ever delivered in the film, and you know what it is. It's like, hey, driver, are you late for something? Remember that? You guys are cruising along the desert? Fuck, I love that.
But I was on the set of Copland just watching everything happen, and there was this young director, James Mangold, and I was watching him, and he was arguing with Stallone, and... getting into all this creative stuff with De Niro and Ray Lio. And it was just like he was alive. He had this energy coming out of him. And I was sitting there waiting for my line.
But I was on the set of Copland just watching everything happen, and there was this young director, James Mangold, and I was watching him, and he was arguing with Stallone, and... getting into all this creative stuff with De Niro and Ray Lio. And it was just like he was alive. He had this energy coming out of him. And I was sitting there waiting for my line.
But I was on the set of Copland just watching everything happen, and there was this young director, James Mangold, and I was watching him, and he was arguing with Stallone, and... getting into all this creative stuff with De Niro and Ray Lio. And it was just like he was alive. He had this energy coming out of him. And I was sitting there waiting for my line.
And I'm like, and I finally at lunch, I walked up to him. I didn't really know him. I said, hey, man, can I ask you a question? He said, yeah, what's up? He said, I said, how do I get your job? How do I get your job? You want to work 60 minutes an hour, not just 10. And he said, you got to write. And I said, okay, well, how do you do that? He goes, well, do you know how to write? I go, yeah.
And I'm like, and I finally at lunch, I walked up to him. I didn't really know him. I said, hey, man, can I ask you a question? He said, yeah, what's up? He said, I said, how do I get your job? How do I get your job? You want to work 60 minutes an hour, not just 10. And he said, you got to write. And I said, okay, well, how do you do that? He goes, well, do you know how to write? I go, yeah.
And I'm like, and I finally at lunch, I walked up to him. I didn't really know him. I said, hey, man, can I ask you a question? He said, yeah, what's up? He said, I said, how do I get your job? How do I get your job? You want to work 60 minutes an hour, not just 10. And he said, you got to write. And I said, okay, well, how do you do that? He goes, well, do you know how to write? I go, yeah.