If I just know in my gut that a film is going to work, I'll fight to the death over it, and I convince myself. When a movie is purely a money job, the film doesn't have the same sort of intensity, and the audience almost senses it, at least that's the way I perceive it. So, yeah, the idea is to do something that you truly, truly believe in.

All young men want to prove themselves.

I know I can't play funny roles in movies. I tried, and it didn't work.

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

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

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

Rambo isn't violent. I see Rambo as a philanthropist.