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

In the movies, I kill guys with an axe. In real life, I can't control a nine-year-old girl.

Once I stopped trying to always do everything my way, and once I asked for God's help, things have truly gone a different direction.

Clichés are what good writing is all about. Because our lives are basically clichés.

I love art more than anything in the world except for my family.

I watch a lot of news, and I watch musical shows because I think the music of the young people is really their news reports. They let you know how their country is going through their eyes, and about their experiences in the everyday shock of growing up.

In Philadelphia, there's no delineation, they address me as Rocky, for real. They'll say things like: "Rocky, do you like this coat?" Or: "Rock, say hi to my sister." Or: "Yo Rock, I know a great restaurant." There's no Sylvester. Even the Mayor goes: "It's good to have Rocky here today."