You can imagine me as a kid growing up in redneck Texas with ballet shoes, tucking the violin under my arm. I had to fight my way up.

There are people who want me to do a cologne. They want to call it 'Patrick.' I was offered a fortune to make exercise videos. Posters, all kinds of stuff - something like $10 million worth. It's insanity. I'm not going to do any of it.

I got completely fed up with that Hollywood blockbuster mentality. I couldn't take it seriously any longer.

I like to believe that I've got a lot of guardian warriors sittin' on my shoulder including my dad.

How do you nurture a positive attitude when all the statistics say you're a dead man? You go to work.

If I'm going to do television, I wanted that 'North and South' experience. I wanted something that's going to challenge me on a constant basis.

Talent deserves to be honored. Hands deserve to be slapped if you do something stupid as well, but don't take it too far.