I've always believed my success in the entertainment business is an inevitability. You have to believe that; you have to be an optimist.

You make choices, as a young man. I knew I wanted to be an actor, so I pursued that, but the desire to compete still stayed with me.

The greatest gift that an actor can have is good scripts because then you're relieved of the responsibility of trying to elevate the material.

You can get into a place in your life where you no longer are in control of events, and events are in control of you.

I love boxing, and boxing has always been my favorite sport. I was always into it, and I boxed recreationally all of my life.

I love the whole world of boxing and the sense of community that exists there.

If you're going to play a champion athlete, people expect you to look a certain way, and you also have to have the stamina to be able to continue to perform.

Boxing is a place where, if you haven't done the training, that's going to be exposed very quickly.

I watched tapes and became a historian of the sport, and tried to combine certain elements and find things in the gym and saw what worked for me.

I had always wanted to play a boxer, all of my life. I grew up watching great boxing films.

I love boxing. I really respect the guys and admire the guys who do it. But, I'm very, very happy with my career as an actor. I made the right choice.

There is absolutely no reward on earth for being a Christian. You get it only on payday in Heaven, not while you are still working for Jesus on earth.

The benefit of appearing so young is I'm constantly underestimated

Sing Ho for the Life of a Bear

You cannot dispute the ridiculous. You cannot argue reasonably with evil.

The Egremonts had never said anything that was remembered, or done anything that could be recalled.

I am not attracted to those politicians who are short on vision and only want to make money. I like those who have vision.

At these award shows, I love to see what people are going to wear.

Living in fear is just another way of dying before your time.

The calculus of utility aims at supplying the ordinary wants of man at the least cost of labour.