I’m a doer, and whether it was the tsunami in Sri Lanka or the earthquake in Indonesia, I was always saying, I should be there; I should be helping out.
What I find really difficult is making career decisions. Normally it will take me two weeks, until the very last minute and I have to say yes or no. For a couple of weeks, I will tune everyone out who is giving me advice, so that I can make a clear decision on my own and it takes time.
I want to have the freedom to do whatever I want.
I wish I could be behind the wheel for every stunt.
I’m not the kind of guy who’s taking advantage of my position.
Train your mind to see the good in everything.
Attitude is attitude, whether you’re a West Coast gangster or East Coast gangster, you know?
I’m not affected by violence the way some people are. I don’t know why, but I enjoy that intensity.
I don’t go where people are. I go where the people aren’t.
Michelle Rodriguez is like the most original person on the planet. She’s so straight up, uncensored all the time. Be ready. I love her for that.
I play Hank Hansen, a real guy. Youd be amazed at how much information they have on this guy: personality traits, nicknames, favorite color, you name it.
My parents never looked at my acting as a career. They saw it as a way to help provide for the household.
When I was younger, the pressure was just being cool. I never thought of myself as a cool guy. I always thought of myself as more of the goofy guy.
My father’s a protector. My father’s old-school. He’s a cowboy.
Basically, you’re selling a world as an actor, right? I mean it’s like any sales person: if you believe in your product, you know your product, you sell it a lot better.
I remember when I first came around, the computer-generated stuff was pretty wicked. I was like, ‘Wow!’ but I feel like then for the longest time, we saw so much of it, after a while, you might as well just be watching an animated movie.
It’s not about working anymore, it’s about doing work I can be proud of.
I don’t go for the flash and panache.
I have an airplane hangar with 17 cars in it. That’s no joke. I have a ‘half pipe’ in there, too – you know, like a big ramp, where I skateboard. It’s awesome. It’s the ultimate fantasy.
I’m not the least bit polished, I come from a blue collar background and I never thought I could feel comfortable around the English.