Sometimes, when a man is alone, that's all you got is your dog.

I thought my talent would transcend my outspokenness. I was wrong.

Acting was never my first choice as a profession, but I came to terms with it when I decided I better buckle down and be the best I can be at it.

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.

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

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

Since I knew wrestling was all choreographed, I thought, Oh, they don't get hurt at all. But I walked away with a renewed respect for the sport. Because I was very ignorant before - I knew nothing about it.