Whatever God gave you, you have to work that to your best ability - especially out here in Hollywood, the land of beautiful people.

When something happens, we always say it happens for a reason.

I was up around 340 pounds because the producers said they wanted a really big guy, and I'm not that big, you know! I've lost it all now though. I'm 285 pounds, my sexy weight!

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

Don't depend on acting as your sole source of income. Work nights, so you can have your days off to attend auditions. Have something to fall back on. That's what my mother taught me, and it's critical in Hollywood.

I believe that teachers committed to the community are the ones who deserve to earn the top dollar, a starting salary of a quarter million dollars a year.

The government needs the help of industry. But the reality is companies will balance that against their own commercial interest in a very competitive market.