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

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.

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

Not all television scripts are created equal. And the process is ridiculous. They send you a script and want you in the next morning. That's not how acting works. You can do anything to me as an actor; I'm a very resilient guy. Just don't rush me. If you ask me to do it immediately with no time to prepare, I know you have contempt for actors.

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.

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