113 Quotes by Peter Berg

It’s always an interesting sort of adventures that gets someone into a movie.

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

I'm a patriot. I admire our military, their character, code of honor, belief systems.

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.

Young kids should probably not play tackle football. I know this intellectually, but emotionally, I'm conflicted. I love this sport. I grew up playing and adoring football. I love the brotherhood, teamwork, athletic grace that borders on superhuman, grit, pressure and, yes, contact. I love the contact.

We will play football. We will box and play lacrosse and ice hockey and snowboard and surf and drive fast cars, climb trees, and do dozens of things that we know are potentially concussive. We will do this because we are human and animals, and we like speed and contact and aggressive maneuvering and all such things.

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.'

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

I love actors. I'm empathetic to them. I understand what they go through. But I didn't want to be an actor.