I think when portraying someone that does exist in real life, there's an amount of respect and you want to do them justice. I don't really care what anybody says out there about what I did in the film; I care what these guys thought about what I did. If I'm making them happy, then I know I'm on the right track.

Also, to be honest, my dad wanted me to be an athlete. And I think all sons want to prove something to their dad. So now, aged 35, I want to see what I can achieve physically.

What's funny is that male strippers don't wear thongs anymore. They wear flat backs.

I was single long enough, and when I was, it wasn't about putting notches in the bedpost.

I mean, everyone walks into the gym on day one skinny or fat. Arnold Schwarzenegger walked into the gym skinny at 15 or 16, and I was that way, too.

American comedies especially are all about these men being browbeaten by their wives and it's impossible for me to watch.

I went to a school that's predominantly computer science and engineering. So, there's a real shortage of hot girls, let's say.