I never started out to be an action actor. I was an ensemble actor. "Rocky" was an ensemble film. "F.I.S.T." was an ensemble. "Paradise Alley" was an ensemble.

Nothing is real if you don't believe in who you are!

Success is usually the culmination of controlling failure.

I love being so tight on people in close-ups that the veins in their eyes look like the Mississippi River.

Theater is like boxing - having the audience ringside. It's instant gratification. Or horrification.

Every morning, I crawl out of bed. I sit there and think, 'Do I really need this?' And I drag myself to the gym in my garage. It's not fun. I hate it. I work out alone. Weights.

I wish my daughters would box. I'm so worried about the guys coming up to them. I would love them to be able to smack a guy right off a bar stool.