My sister used to say I had a frail chest and she 'd beat me up all the time.

A lot of kids think they can just go to Hollywood and become an actor or actress. It's not that easy. There are millions of kids who come out here wanting to act. So, you have to have a plan, and you have to stick with that plan, because it's not going to be easy by any means.

I'm the biggest sports fan there is, I love sports, but I'm still convinced that it's teachers who deserve the big salaries, not athletes.

Of course, people told me, 'Mikey, you will never be an actor. You don't have the look. You're ugly.'

I love acting it's apart of me and I try to put a little bit of myself in each of my roles.

You gotta remember I was homeless. Whenever I think I have something to complain about. I go outside, walk across the street and look at my home, and remind myself of the time I was living on the damn lakefront in a car full of garbage bags with clothes, and ask myself, "What do you possibly have to be upset about?" I have nothing to complain about.

I tell people, 'It's just like a cliche, but it's true: In Hollywood, dreams can come true.'