I watched so many comic book movies where the actors weren't as built as the characters in the book. It made me mad because they didn't look right.
Joe ManganielloDavid Ayer was put on my map, at that point, and I always kept note and clocked his career. When he started directing, I saw Harsh Times, I saw Street Kings and I saw End of Watch. I gave my agents a list of directors that I wanted to work with, and at the top of that list was David. I wanted to have that experience.
Joe ManganielloI donโt think thereโs any such thing as male objectificationโฆI think that word exists only with women because there are societal pressures for them to behave a certain way and to look a certain way. Someone put it to me once: Women are sex objects and men are success objects. That was really interesting to me.
Joe Manganiello