Often people going into directing want to learn as much as they possibly can about "technique." And I say the hell with that.

There's a natural law of karma that vindictive people, who go out of their way to hurt others, will end up broke and alone.

Some actors are brilliant character guys. They submerge.

I thought I had reached a point in life where everything would be smooth. But it is not. It just gets more jagged and pitted and filled with turns that take you into the dark recesses of your mind. It never seems to get easy.

I'm more focused and have a greater sense of challenge, because I constantly feel the weight of time.

I've had a lot of operations. I'm kind of like Franken-actor.

People assume that 'The Expendables' is old school, but it's only old school because that's the way I know how to make an action film. It's pretty real.