Julian Schnabel painted a picture that he dedicated to my character in Rumble Fish. It was called The Motorcycle Boy. I remember when he brought it over to me at the Mayflower Hotel [in New York] years ago. This is when you and I knew each other.

It was either therapy or die.

I behaved worse than anybody for 15 years, and you have to pay the price for that. I used to blame other people, then therapy made me realise I had to change.

I'm an old broken down piece of meat and I deserve to be all alone . . .

Wrestling and boxing is like Ping-Pong and rugby. There's no connection.

Evan Rachel Wood is the best actress I've ever worked with, hands down.

Women are much stronger than men. When a woman says enough is enough, which means enough is enough. Man will always lie at her feet in the hope of return. I was lying. And somehow happy.