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

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

I don't like it when someone can look you in the eye and lie to you, or pretend that they're more than you.

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.

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.

Know what you want to do, because if you don't know what you want to do, you'll get stuck.

My best advice about working in Hollywood is: Save your money!