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.

If you don't have a mountain, build one and then climb it. And after you climb it, build another one; otherwise you start to flatline in your life.

What I'm trying to do now in my life - not just with the building, but with everything - is to construct things that will have enduring qualities, and won't just be ephemeral flashes in the pan.

If I'd made it right away as an actor, I would've stopped at a certain level and stayed there, probably as a character actor.

Artists die twice. First creatively. Then physically. The second one is the easiest.

For 'Rocky II,' I got a torn pectoral muscle, I got all beat up inside, I had to have an operation to splice things back together.

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.