I mean, I hate when actors talk about how hard their job is. It's ridiculous, because we have the best job in the world.

Fighting really does reveal everything to the other guy. It's not just about who can beat up to or who's tougher, it's who bullies who and who goes easy on who. You change from opponent, so it's about how you deal with a challenge and how you deal with a guy who you can handle easily.

The goal is just to try to get better and better, and the only way that makes sense to do that is to work with the best people. Surround yourself with the best artists and learn from them, and try to sink your teeth into the best material possible.

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

If you can figure out how to get paid to do something you love, that's the dream.

At the end of the day, it's a show [Daredevil ] not about a superhero, but it's about a man. Hopefully, that's what we're doing with The Punisher, as well. It's an enormous honor to play this character. It's a character that's quite iconic and very important to a lot of people.

I think it helps, as an actor, to never know when you're going to get that next script and you're done.