I remember seeing Bill Hurt in New York once. I talked to him on the phone around 1988 and that's about it. I was shooting in New York and somebody said Glenn Close came by the set

The Big Chill is one of those things that everybody can identify with. Between eight characters, they can pick somebody who's somewhat like them

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

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

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.

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.

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 in, but there's also this incredible passive state