It's hard to predict what kinds of people are going to enjoy it [film]. And what people ain't. That's the movies. You never know.

The insurance of working with a big, already successful franchise just gives you the chance to do other things on a more personal level.

I endured many weeks of it, but I had a big background in martial arts and fighting as a kid, so kind of all the problems got brushed away and I was ready.

When I'm getting ready for a movie, let's just say my diet is "The Antisocial Diet." I don't go to restaurants. I don't eat what I really want to eat. I don't eat much. I eat small things frequently. Lots of protein and greens. And I don't eat with people, because there's a tendency to get social and then to overeat.

In Hollywood, people get reputations, just rumors that are passed down.

Without doing the big blockbusters, I wouldn't be able to find the money to go after little projects that I want to do.

[On performing in action movies] I've spent all those years learning how to do certain skills, and then that competitive spirit kicks in and you want to do the stunts. Basically, it's the the male competitive ego at work.