For me, it was very important to be part of a boxing film that actually explores the psychological aspects of the sport, more than just the physical aspects. I haven't seen boxing movies very often that really go so deep into the minds of the boxers. It really puts out how much it is about strategy and tactics and technique.
'Shadowboxer' was based on my life.
I think that every male actor fantasizes with a boxing film.
When I got cast in 'Rocky IV,' I had never seen a film camera before. And here I was in this boxing movie.
If a Hollywood studio needed a fighter to play the hero in an old-time boxing movie, the search could begin and end with John Duddy.
I don't see you making a movie about Bob Arum.
'Ali' is a breakthrough for its director, Michael Mann. The film, based on the life of Muhammad Ali, is Mr. Mann's first movie with feeling; his overwhelming love of its subject will turn audiences into exuberant, thrilled fight crowds.
Women's boxing has received a major boost from the success of 'Million Dollar Baby.'
