Sometimes, taking a job is like going to a shrink or something, where you get to know yourself better.
I couldn't stand it. It was what I thought I always wanted. I was there every day in the trenches, and I hated everything about that job. But what I loved - and what I got from 'The Tooth Fairy' - was to see how studio movies were released.
I found that I need to work, and I wouldn't have known that if I hadn't taken the time off.
I had an expectation going into the NFL, and then the experience that I had exceeded what I expected to see from people that played at that level. And so, it was a learning experience not only from a mental standpoint and a physical standpoint, but just a routine standpoint.
I don't believe that the public knows what it wants; this is the conclusion that I have drawn from my career.
I do not think I'm a great talent. I think I'm a medium talent, but I think I understand the business and enjoy the business.
Anytime I met an actor, I just attacked them and said, 'How did you do this?' Eventually, I began to realize that you went to school for it. I wasn't a bright kid, so it took me a long time to figure that out.
The key to understanding my career is that I was never into technology. From the beginning, I brought an outsider's point of view, which is why I write for a layman's publication.
I've had some bad moments in my career and maybe I started to really understand the game a bit later than some.
As an actor, I look at scenes much differently than I would look at them as a director, and I never realized that until it actually happened.
Also, I have found that I really like to work in English. It's very strange because it's exactly the opposite of what I thought it would be like.
I don't think you understand what a job really is when you're a teenager.
