I spent a lot of years trying to beat the system and, in the end, the system kicked my behind good.

I trained like an animal, but the thing is focus and concentration. When the bell rings it's like when the little red light goes on over the camera. And I can usually nail my lines on the first or second take because I'm right there.

Being out of work for 13 to 15 years is no walk in the park.

I don't mind getting punched in the nose by a guy standing in front of me. It's getting stabbed in the back that I can't handle.

I spent so long studying really hard to become a fine actor, but threw it all away because I got the adulation and the fame so easily

Boxers are very isolated - or isolated within their own camps.

A couple of guys won Academy Awards for the things that I turned down. Today, after coming to terms with everything, after being in therapy for a long time-there are areas where I will compromise.