I train like a pro-athlete, not like an actor who's just trying to look pretty.

We've all had those phone conversations. Things are heated, you're in a position where you're gonna say something nasty. Instead, you say, "Oh, I've got that thing in the oven." Lie. Get off the phone. Don't perpetuate a bad situation.

I started working at clubs when I was sixteen, which is young. I would not want my kid doing that, but I did, and that's how it went.

I'd rather be a liar than an asshole.

I am kind of giant … on (the True Blood) set.

The best love advice I've ever received is probably, 'I'm not leaving the relationship; I'm just leaving the house.'

I wanted to work with somebody who seemed like he came from the same place that I did, which is that total immersion and learning about the world around, from this very gritty, dark side, and had access to that.