I played baseball in college, and then I went to Russia to study acting and played some pro ball over there.

I think anytime a movie can inspire you to think and reflect and look at your life, it's a success.

I think any time you can go after an audience that isn't built in, that's the job.

I come from athletics and I have a pretty big boxing background, so I never really shy away or get nervous about the physical rigors of filmmaking.

We all come from different levels, and I think every human has their own relationship to violence, athletic violence and fighting.

You've never seen anything in the Marvel universe that's as grounded, as gritty, as authentic, and as raw as what these guys did last year [in Season 1 of Daredevil]. What an amazing place to bring this character into, to attempt to up the stakes and to make it more dangerous. Hopefully, we were able to do that. But as far as those movies, my concern is this show.

I wanted to be kicked and hit and bruised up and beaten. It became something that was an absolutely necessary part of every day for me.