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.

I did think for many, many years that because of my ability I could beat the system. And I was wrong.

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

In boxing, you don't know what's going to happen. In wrestling, it's already prearranged.

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.

I don't care what Tom Cruise says about therapy.

Change for me was really hard because I had built myself up to be a certain kind of man my whole life, as men are where I come from. I thought I got to handle things different that's gonna make me feel like a real pussy. For me it was hard to turn the other cheek. Even though it's a stronger choice. It was very hard to make the change, but I had to in order to survive. Otherwise they would have won.