Children are the first thing I see in the morning and the last thing I see at night. It hurts me to be away from them for a few hours. It really does. I love them and they're girls, so they know how to push my buttons. But I've learned a lot and I have to thank my wife for that.

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.

Real love is when you become selfless and you are more concerned about your mate's or children's egos than your own. You're now a giver instead of a taker.

For every guy, there is an opportunity to be a lot better than he thought he could be. We can't all be the star of the team, but we can be a star in our life. That's where you set your goal.

You know what I think happened? After 'Rocky,' I was almost set up in the eyes of the media to make a flop.

I take rejection as someone blowing a bugle in my ear to wake me up and get going, rather than retreat.

When you are young, you often think that the world spins around you. You think you can do anything, can take the world on your shoulders.