Racing's very much like the world of acting. You have your front runners and you have guys that are there for the long race, and you have other guys that block for other people, that are called supporting and character actors. It's all the same kind of situation.

When you are young, you often think that the world spins around you. You think you can do anything, can take the world on your shoulders.

Rocky is a very predictable movie. The ending is a foregone conclusion.

Going in one more round when you don't think you can - that's what makes all the difference in your life.

If you think people are inherently good, you get rid of the police for 24 hours - see what happens.

I have tons of regrets, but I think that's one of the reasons that push people to create things. Out of their angst, their regret, comes the best from artists, painters and writers.

Certain characters, mostly heroes, have to be the straight silent type; that is part of the make-up.