People asked if I could have played the Terminator. Are you kidding? Not a chance, I never could have played the Terminator.

I understand that a lot of other actors don't have a choice. They have to eat so they need to work and they'll do films that they're not so proud of. But I've been fortunate enough to be given a second wind, so I try to pick projects I know will provide the audience the kind of escapism they want from me.

A lot of guys have muscles. A lot of strong men in this world. I think it's important to show that even under all this strength there's a fragile side, a side that can be affected.

That's what Rocky is all about: pride, reputation, and not being another bum in the neighborhood.

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

To know that the odds are so high that only through the perishing of your life will the minions survive, that's love. That's heroism.

There are endless exercises for arms, but the basics are best-chinups and pushups.