[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.

Sometimes there are people who don't know how to make action movies - and that situation isn't a good one.

I'm enthusiastic and ambitious, and I work hard.

It's street theater. You have to make it entertaining so people don't get bored and walk away.

[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.

I'm certainly not Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt.

Musclemen grow on trees. They can tense their muscles and look good in a mirror. So what? I'm interested in practical strength that's going to help me run, jump, twist, punch.