I watched tapes and became a historian of the sport, and tried to combine certain elements and find things in the gym and saw what worked for me.

You can get into a place in your life where you no longer are in control of events, and events are in control of you.

I love boxing. I really respect the guys and admire the guys who do it. But, I'm very, very happy with my career as an actor. I made the right choice.

The greatest gift that an actor can have is good scripts because then you're relieved of the responsibility of trying to elevate the material.

You think like a boxer and behave like a boxer, and you try to live your life that way, being in the gym all the time and being careful to push the plate away at the dinner table. You don't need dessert. When you're out having fun, you ask for agua instead of vodka. It's very important.

I watched tapes and became a historian of the sport, and tried to combine certain elements and find things in the gym and saw what worked for me.

I take my hat off to my friend, Mark Wahlberg, because I know that it took him a long time to make 'The Fighter,' and he overcame a lot of obstacles to do it, and now the film is an unqualified success.