I Prefer To Channel My Problems And

You Realize As A Director That When You Are Cutting A Film, You Want To Have Alternatives. You Need Color And Choices. You Don't Want Four Takes That Are Identical.

Everybody's Life Has Some Mythical Quality. You Struggle Against Obstacles, You Fight To Get To A Higher Level And There Are Great Loves.

I Was This Swedish Kid Who Came Over Here To Study Engineering, But I Got Into Movies, And Suddenly I'm In This 'rocky' Picture With Sylvester Stallone. And Then The Movie Comes Out, And It's A Big Hit, And I'm Famous. Like, World Famous. I Wasn't Thinking Of Ruling Hollywood; I Was Thinking Of Just Trying To Make It To The Next Day, Trying To Figure Out What The Hell Happened.

It Was Fun To Talk Too Much [as Jebediah Woodley], To Keep Running Your Mouth Whether The Other Characters Want To Hear It Or Not. That's Part Of What Made This Guy Fun.

I Think That People Are Going To Find More Interest In The Human Condition, Especially With Them Being Weaned On So Much Reality Television. They Want Character Driven Stuff Along With Real Violence. Cage Fighting Is Very Popular With The Kids Right Now. They See And Know What One Punch Can Do To Someone's Face. You Can't Give Someone Five Hundred Punches In A Film Anymore.