I never excelled at one sport or had a very strong passion for anything other than wrestling and bodybuilding.

I spent my whole life being very shy and introverted and I kind of found my release and therapy in the gym. I became this big, menacing physical stature of a man but internally I'm still kind of insecure. Warm, fuzzy and gooey.

I didn't want to be a movie star, I wanted to be an actor. Because acting is what I fell in love with, and acting is what is still challenging for me.

I'm not a big guy. I'm not a menacing guy. I'm not an intimidating guy. I may look that way, but just spend two seconds talking to me, and you know that's not who I am - not as a person, as a character. It's not who I intend to be.

I want to play the regular guy who's had a bit of a jaded past or a bit of a tortured soul because I think they're interesting.

My ultimate goal is actually to direct and develop projects. I don't want them to be big projects with a lot of special effects because that's not really what appeals to me.

It's much easier when you have your co-workers who are just, they're there in the moment. If you were out of the moment, you would feel odd.