Some actors are brilliant character guys. They submerge.

Once in one's life, for one mortal moment, one must make a grab for immortality; if not, one has not lived.

Good action films - not crap, but good action films - are really morality plays. They deal in modern, mythic culture.

Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done!

I have great expectations for the future, because the past was highly overrated.

I have tremendous respect for fighters and I always tell people that boxing in movies is one thing but when you get into the ring for real, even the worst heavyweight in the world is going to murder you. You've just got to appreciate the pain and the suffering and the glory and skill that goes into what they do. That's why I love the sport so much.

If you express yourself too much, you're considered weak.