Peter Berg quotes

Peter Berg is an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter known for his dynamic work in film and television. His career includes directing notable films such as "Friday Night Lights" and "Lone Survivor." He continues to influence Hollywood with his versatile talent both in front of and behind the camera. Here are 21 of his quotes:

I believe that anything in this world is fair game for a creative exercise. (Peter Berg)
People know I love to shoot action and that I'm not afraid of emotion. View quote
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I had great luck with Tim McGraw twice in 'Friday Night Lights' and 'The Kingdom.' I love finding off-beat casting and finding someone you know in one way and you reinvent them in another way. I like doing that as a director. View quote
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I've had great success and I've had catastrophic failure. It's really how you handle the rough stuff that defines you, I think. View quote
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I've spent enough time with soldiers to know that once they get to know you and they loosen up and become themselves, they are some of the biggest hams and most charismatic, cocky, fun, humorous guys I've ever met. View quote
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I somewhere along the way became fascinated with exploring characters who are willing to put themselves into violent situations, whether it's football, hockey, boxing, being a cop, being a soldier. There's not a lot of people who are willing to put themselves into those situations. View quote
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I don't like alien films where you don't get to see the aliens. View quote
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I did not want 'Battleship' to be perceived as an American war film. I wanted to do everything I could to make the film accessible to a global audience. It felt like bringing an alien component to the film would help take the American jingoism out of it. View quote
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It's always an interesting sort of adventures that gets someone into a movie. View quote
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What kind of town do we want in the future, and how are we going to plan on that? View quote
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I think musicians oftentimes have the right skill set to be good actors. And with Rihanna, I noticed her and knew of her obviously, and was very taken with her charisma and her confidence. (Peter Berg)
You know to me, being a good actor, the most important quality is you've got to love to play, and to just be open to anything. View quote
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I'm pretty upfront about my love and admiration for the military. One of the perks of making movies is that you get to sort of follow your own passions, and I believe quite passionately that we don't pay enough attention and respect to our veterans. Not just our wounded veterans, but all veterans. View quote
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Truth is, we offered it to Tom Hanks, which pretty much every movie in America does, but Tom passed. Billy Bob said that Hanks recently called and said he's voting for all of us for Oscars, he loved the film. View quote
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The first movie I literally ever made in my life was about two guys playing Stratego with each other. I had all my friends dressing up like the military characters in the game. So 'Battleship' is really my second board game turned movie! View quote
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I'm a huge fan of the Navy. My father was a Naval historian, and I've been studying Naval battles forever. View quote
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I wanted to do a naval film and I flirted with different ideas, most of which ended up being too intense. So when the idea of 'Battleship' was first suggested, I was instantly drawn to the challenge - could I invent a movie around the idea of five ships fighting five ships? View quote
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You might make a lot of money, but it's very hard to get out from under that rug. The more you can reinvent yourself, the better - and unfortunately TV is designed not to let you redesign yourself. View quote
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There's a picture of the real Coach Gary Gaines in the book and he's sitting in the locker room after a game, and he just looks so much like Billy Bob, that we went to him. View quote
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I've been a big believer in musicians turned actor, going back to Sinatra winning the Oscar for 'From Here To Eternity.' David Bowie in 'Man Who Fell to Earth,' Kris Kristofferson's been great in a bunch of films. Liza Minnelli, Barbra Streisand, Mariah Carey, I thought was great in 'Precious. View quote
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The big fun in Battleship is that there are no current battleships in the Navy today. The battleships are about 1,000 feet long and they have huge guns. They were what you saw in WWII. The last battleship that was used was the Missouri, which is what the Japanese surrendered to... (Peter Berg)

Peter Berg

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Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0
Occupation: American Actor
Born: March 11, 1964
Quotes count: 21