It wasn’t until I went to college and I got my first motorcycle that I understood the thrill of speed.
They say the open road helps you think. About where you’ve been and where you’re going.
The thing that stood out above and beyond all the experiences was this relationship with the nine-month-old baby. On weekends, I’d be thinking about going back to set on Monday just to see the baby.
If you’re the type of person who has to fulfill your dreams, you’ve gotta be resourceful to make sure you can do it. I came out to California when I was 21, thinking my New York credentials would take me all the way. I came back home a year later all dejected and a failure.
I shaved my head about 15 years ago and the first time I shaved it, I started running my hand through my hair and it was very therapeutic.
You know when something feels so good but you’re afraid to feel good about it? So you kinda hold back? Everyone says, Congratulations, you must be so happy. And you say something stupid like, I’m just doing what little I can with what little I have.
Being male is a matter of birth. Being a man is a matter of age. But being a Gentleman is a matter of choice.
A person in my position has to restrain himself.
With age, you get to a place where you don’t want to knock people out. You just want to give people a hug.
If you had asked me back in grade school what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would have said my first choice was an actor, but if I couldn’t be that, I’d want to be a superhero.
It’s insecurity that is always chasing you and standing in the way of your dreams.
When people believe in you, you can do miraculous things.
I could care less about being an action actor like Stallone or Schwarzenegger.
The most important thing in life will always be family. The people right here, right now.
The video game culture was an important thing to keep alive in the film because we’re in a new era right now. The idea that kids can play video games like Grand Theft Auto or any video game is amazing. The video games are one step before a whole other virtual universe.
You make movies for the people. If critics happen to like them too, well, that’s a home run.