[when asked about life] I think of life as energy. One huge piece of energy among a countless number of other pieces. This life, everyone and every living thing in it has an energy, good or bad, that contributes to make a whole. The flesh is weak, and it will expire, but energy has always been, will always be and can never be extinguished. So put good energy out there. It will make the circle and come back to you ten times stronger. Show less «

[when asked about acting] I love acting. Although sometimes it can be a painful process. To really get in touch with the character, find out who they are as a person and become that person is not always easy. Once you do though it's beautiful, even if only for a short time. Show less «

I can't express in words how I feel about today's obsession with sex, drugs, money and power. I loathe the very thought of what that means to some people. It is definitely bad energy at work. Show less «

Be exceptional. No exceptions.

[when asked about his career, personal life and his take on things in general] It's been a long haul with life so far out here in the inferno, or I mean Los Angeles if you want to call it that. What seems like forever some days and others I feel like I just got here. Regardless, I am here. However, after extreme, careful contemplating about who I know I am and what I'm capable of when it comes to career and personal, I have officially and permanently suspended all form(s) of ego, selfish pride, envy, jealousy and any other form(s) of negative thinking. It's not who I am. If it ever was, it's not anymore. It's not who I see in the mirror every single day. Now like I've said in the past, I am my worst critic. Always have been, always will be. Especially when it comes to my performance(s) acting and/or musically. That will more than likely never change. Some things don't. I use that dissatisfaction and that up close and personal critic of mine that's constantly on my ass to my advantage. It's played a huge part and influence in my life and plays a critical role in why I am where I am now, and where I know I'm going in the future. That part of my future I can see, know and 100% understand and am more than willing to bet on at this point. Especially after the past month and a half. 2016 has already been one of the most, if not the most intense, amazingly surprising, surreal, thought out, goal(s) setting, new and influential year of my life thus far and it's only March. Crazy, but in so many more good ways than bad ways. Point is, I've always been somewhat familiar with that "feeling" in my gut or that "overwhelming" sense of what's to come. Only now, I've never been more in tune with that and how to not just listen to it and trust it, but hear what it's telling me and really live by that in every single one of life's departments. Obstacles ahead that are in the way? I see them all with vision so far beyond 20/20. Can I predict my entire future? Of course not. I don't need to though. I know where I've been and have found all those pesky little missing pieces to my own personal life puzzle. I see where those pieces fit. The same exact kind of eyes I had as a child when it came to what I realized I wanted to do with my life when watching, hearing and learning from my personal heroes. Some living, some dead, but all still my heroes. On-Screen heroes. The real movie stars. Not who most would consider to be nowadays. I learned more about life and how I could shape mine the way I always wanted to from these people I considered my idols, and still do by the way, more than any school, textbook, class or curriculum ever offered me. There is a lot of truth in the saying, "Those who can't do teach." You know what? Now that I think about it, my "teachers" in school as a kid were probably some of the most unhappy, bitter, mad, sad, unfulfilled in life individuals I ever met. Why? Because they didn't, couldn't or just wouldn't take a chance. Settle? No. I've told myself that before and still do. Many others who have been and still are on my side tell me the same thing. So as far as regrets go? That's one pretty huge regret I'll never have in this life of mine. Everyone has regrets. Me? The ones I do have and will have in the future when I'm on my death bed? I'll have fixed the ones I had the power to fix and the ones that were completely out of my control? One word. Acceptance. Accepting all things I have or had no control over whatsoever. So, what I'm saying is that in the end, the end of this life, I'll have done every single thing I could have possibly done to have made my life the one I always wanted. Show less «

Don't just play the role, make it your own. Sometimes you have to put your soul on the line! That's what it's all about. Show less «

When it comes to being an actor, I am one hundred percent method. I don't know of any other way to go about it. Show less «

Sometimes I feel like I'm living in the wrong time. There's so much I missed before I was born. I hear wiser people talk and I can only imagine what it was like. Show less «

As an actor, you're never satisfied. Any actor who says they are is either lying, or if they're not, they have reached their full potential. As an actor, I'm never satisfied. In a way, I don't want to be. Not being satisfied keeps me going, progressing, learning and helps me continue to always become better in my craft and every project I work on. Being content or satisfied as an actor to me means the end of progression and in many ways, the end of your career and/or no further challenges in what you're doing. Show less «

[on his idea of success] When I was younger, I remember the doctor telling my mother, "He will end up being a Pope, or an Al Capone." When I think about it I guess they're both pretty successful. Show less «

[when asked about watching himself on-screen] I'm surprised I haven't chipped a tooth from the amount of grinding and nail biting I do when I see myself act. There's always something you wish you had or hadn't done with the role. I do my best and put every fiber of my being into the character while filming, but then I start to think, alright. I've done my job well, brought what I could to the table and now it's really none of my business what they do with it. Show less «