I always want to surprise myself, more than anybody else.
I'm always looking to learn and am never happy with how I am going. I think once you get comfortable with what you are offering it is dangerous territory to be in.
Struggling and suffering are the essence of a life worth living. If you're not pushing yourself beyond the comfort zone, if you're not demanding more from yourself - expanding and learning as you go - you're choosing a numb existence. You're denying yourself an extraordinary trip.
It would have been very hard to grow if I hadn't stepped outside the WWE bubble and gain a clear perspective on everything.
I am attracted to the diversity of different characters. I like doing things that test the boundaries of character and genres, outside the comfort zone.
You have to always work against what you did before, and even against your taste.
I was concerned about that, because I've always been so specific about doing independent films, but I've never done anything that's so genuinely and ridiculously fun. And that's a great thing, for me to discover that that's possible.
