KeenBrain
KeenBrain
KeenBrain

Peter Berg Quotes


Share this page on

Quotes by Peter Berg

Showing 1-10 of 55 Quotes by Peter Berg

Boxing is not always about standing in the middle going toe to toe. It's about poise and grace under extreme pressure.

~Peter Berg

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Young boys must be taught to play football without leading with or lowering their heads. Young players must be drilled over and over and over with Heads Up Football skills until that skill set becomes muscle memory and second nature.

~Peter Berg

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


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

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


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.

~Peter Berg

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Before boxing, I was this angry kid ready to fight if someone said, 'Hello.'

~Peter Berg

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Sweating the small stuff is important in boxing and life. On a movie, we have production assistants who're 18 and 19 years old. If someone asks you for a cup of coffee, and you bring them a cup of coffee that's cold, I make a big deal of that. I make a really, really big deal of that. You have to pay attention to details.

~Peter Berg

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


When I look back at it, I'm mostly amazed at how poorly it was shot. David Kelley is a great writer, and I thought the scripts were great, but it just looks so cheap.

~Peter Berg

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Then they started pulling me in and I was very resistant. All the other actors would be saying write more, more dialogue for me, and I'd always be saying 'No, less, less'.

~Peter Berg

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


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.

~Peter Berg

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


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.

~Peter Berg

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: March 11th, 1964

Links

Find Peter Berg on Amazon

Related Authors

Jimmy Dean
Johnny Depp
Clint Eastwood
Bruce Lee
Will Rogers
Will Smith
John Wayne
Orson Welles

Popular Authors

Maya Angelou Jean-Michel Basquiat Galileo Galilei Katharine Hepburn Queen Elizabeth Ii Georgia O'Keeffe Terry Pratchett Hunter S. Thompson

Change your beliefs...change your life.

Get a related quote or insight every day.

(it's 100% free)

Follow Us On

Today's Birthdays

1920 - Ray Bradbury

1822 - George Stoneman

1832 - Julius Sterling Morton

1854 - Charles Fillmore

1862 - Claude Debussy

1891 - Jacques Lipchitz

1902 - Leni Riefenstahl

1904 - Deng Xiaoping

1908 - Henri Cartier-Bresson

1914 - Jack Dunphy

Birthdays on August 22nd
All Birthdays

Popular Topics

Diet Easter Forgiveness Inspirational Jealousy Strength Thanksgiving War