If you're going to play a champion athlete, people expect you to look a certain way, and you also have to have the stamina to be able to continue to perform.

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.

I've always believed my success in the entertainment business is an inevitability. You have to believe that; you have to be an optimist.

You have to really think about what kind of guy the character is and decide on a style that works, that complements my physicality and that's going to be believable, but also be compelling for the audience and for the camera.

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 love boxing, and boxing has always been my favorite sport. I was always into it, and I boxed recreationally all of my life.