Peter Berg
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You go into it believing you're going to touch God and achieve real greatness, and you're going to change lives, and you're going to tap into the divine creative forces of the universe, and you just don't always do it. Sometimes you fail miserably, sometimes you succeed, but the reality is they're all really, really challenging.
You go into it believing you're going to touch God and achieve real greatness, and you're going to change lives, and you're going to tap into the divine creative forces of the universe, and you just don't always do it. Sometimes you fail miserably, sometimes you succeed, but the reality is they're all really, really challenging.
And you end up kind of looking back, at least I do, and loving certain things about every one of them. Even the ones that suck. You know, because you don't go into it thinking, hey, man, I'm going to make a really shitty movie and I don't care. No. You go into it like, you know, I would imagine, you know, an athlete goes into a game and
And you end up kind of looking back, at least I do, and loving certain things about every one of them. Even the ones that suck. You know, because you don't go into it thinking, hey, man, I'm going to make a really shitty movie and I don't care. No. You go into it like, you know, I would imagine, you know, an athlete goes into a game and
And you end up kind of looking back, at least I do, and loving certain things about every one of them. Even the ones that suck. You know, because you don't go into it thinking, hey, man, I'm going to make a really shitty movie and I don't care. No. You go into it like, you know, I would imagine, you know, an athlete goes into a game and
a team guy goes into a building, you know, a dentist goes into a mouth with a drill, you go in expecting to have a good result, you know, if you're like a competitive, ambitious human being. And so I try for them all to work, every single movie. And, you know, I love all of them. They're all really stressful.
a team guy goes into a building, you know, a dentist goes into a mouth with a drill, you go in expecting to have a good result, you know, if you're like a competitive, ambitious human being. And so I try for them all to work, every single movie. And, you know, I love all of them. They're all really stressful.
a team guy goes into a building, you know, a dentist goes into a mouth with a drill, you go in expecting to have a good result, you know, if you're like a competitive, ambitious human being. And so I try for them all to work, every single movie. And, you know, I love all of them. They're all really stressful.
If you really push me, I'll probably say, like, Lone Survivor is my favorite, and that was the most emotional. Yeah. But I love them all.
If you really push me, I'll probably say, like, Lone Survivor is my favorite, and that was the most emotional. Yeah. But I love them all.
If you really push me, I'll probably say, like, Lone Survivor is my favorite, and that was the most emotional. Yeah. But I love them all.
I mean, that is... Yeah, I mean, we're talking a little bit about it. And for some reason, you know, I always say, like, I want to make a love story. Just film a love story with a girl and a boy on a beach drinking wine, kissing and crying and doing all the things that people do, falling in love on a beach. And then I...
I mean, that is... Yeah, I mean, we're talking a little bit about it. And for some reason, you know, I always say, like, I want to make a love story. Just film a love story with a girl and a boy on a beach drinking wine, kissing and crying and doing all the things that people do, falling in love on a beach. And then I...
I mean, that is... Yeah, I mean, we're talking a little bit about it. And for some reason, you know, I always say, like, I want to make a love story. Just film a love story with a girl and a boy on a beach drinking wine, kissing and crying and doing all the things that people do, falling in love on a beach. And then I...
I always end up on top of a mountain with a bunch of stunt guys fighting for their lives and pyrotechnics bombs going off and weather and animals. And I can't seem to just make the love story. So I tend to be drawn towards more challenging projects. And in the case of Lone Survivor,
I always end up on top of a mountain with a bunch of stunt guys fighting for their lives and pyrotechnics bombs going off and weather and animals. And I can't seem to just make the love story. So I tend to be drawn towards more challenging projects. And in the case of Lone Survivor,
I always end up on top of a mountain with a bunch of stunt guys fighting for their lives and pyrotechnics bombs going off and weather and animals. And I can't seem to just make the love story. So I tend to be drawn towards more challenging projects. And in the case of Lone Survivor,
Like, right from the get-go, when I met Marcus Luttrell and, you know, first looked into his eyes, I knewâI read the book quickly, and he was in town interviewing directors, and a lot of directors wanted that story read. So I met with him, and literally from the moment I sat down with him and looked into his eyes, I was kind of caught up in this spell of emotion and pain and sacrifice and this...
Like, right from the get-go, when I met Marcus Luttrell and, you know, first looked into his eyes, I knewâI read the book quickly, and he was in town interviewing directors, and a lot of directors wanted that story read. So I met with him, and literally from the moment I sat down with him and looked into his eyes, I was kind of caught up in this spell of emotion and pain and sacrifice and this...
Like, right from the get-go, when I met Marcus Luttrell and, you know, first looked into his eyes, I knewâI read the book quickly, and he was in town interviewing directors, and a lot of directors wanted that story read. So I met with him, and literally from the moment I sat down with him and looked into his eyes, I was kind of caught up in this spell of emotion and pain and sacrifice and this...