I was happier going back to my roots: training like men do in my hometown of Pittsburgh. Back home the guys in the gyms don't lift to look good; they're lifting to lift. They do it because they want to squat more and bench more.

I'm an average guy. I wasn't the dude who was gonna sit at the stage and dump all my paycheck into the girl.

[ Being naked on scene ] was like walking a tightrope without a net - with a giant fan blowing at you.

There are these little towns outside of L.A. Once you get an hour and a half, two hours out, you get into these little, tiny towns that are almost like stuck in time.

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

I mean 'One Tree Hill' had some rabid fans - you'd be surprised - they're almost in a class of their own.

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.