I said I deserved a home fight, either Philly or Puerto Rico, since I'm always going to someone else's place to fight. Everyone thought it was a great idea to go back to Puerto Rico.

Besides Scream, I liked The Purge. It stuck with me because it reminds me of boxing - you have 45 minutes to punch someone legally without consequence.

Milk Duds. It doesn't' bother me that it gets stuck in my teeth or anything.

I was ready to move up a weight class, but I can still make 140. If I'm back in the ring in the summertime I know I can make 140 with the heat. I've always been disciplined so it's no problem for me.

The Puerto Rican fans have supported me and it means a lot. I'm a Puerto Rican just like they are.

Nothing to be honest. I am a fighter. I'm crazy already. I'm not afraid of ghosts or anything.

My Spanish is coming along, I understand everything. I've been working on becoming more confident when speaking.

My parents always talk about Puerto Rico. My dad's whole family lives in Puerto Rico. My great grandma lives in Puerto Rico and I got to meet her a couple years ago.

A ‘normal person’ is what is left after society has squeezed out all unconventional opinions and aspirations out of a human being.

I thought that once we were out of the baby stage, parenting would be a breeze.

As human beings, we are endowed with freedom of choice, and we cannot shuffle off our responsibility upon the shoulders of God or nature. We must shoulder it ourselves. It is our responsibility.

Van Gogh would’ve sold more than one painting if he’d put tigers in them.

I say 'come with it.' I'm not expecting anything easy. You have to earn your place. That's fine with me.

One of the views of the [actor's] job is that whatever age you are, there's a role that's about who you are and where you are. There are parts for that age that you can bring things to.

Fear is about things that you can't control. The future or the dark, or someone trying to kill you. You don't get scared of yourself because you always know what you're going to do.

I grew up in Florida, and I wanted to go home and I couldn't. I didn't have the money. The book [The Tiger Rising] was a way to go home.

How did the senator know that children meant happiness? Could he see into their souls? What if the moment they were out of sight, three of them jumped the fourth and began beating him up?

What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity.