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.

Boxing is a place where, if you haven't done the training, that's going to be exposed very quickly.

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 would say that one of the really special gifts about playing an athlete is that it's the best motivation you'll ever have to get in top shape and stay in top shape because you know that you're going to be expected to deliver.

I had always wanted to play a boxer, all of my life. I grew up watching great boxing films.

I had been in the gym training for many, many years, but I definitely stepped it up when it was time to get into shape to play 'Lights'. I began trying to live the life of a boxer, and that means everything that you would expect.

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.