I love having my hands in the dirt. It is never a science and always an art. There are no rules. And if it comes down to me versus that weed I'm trying to pull out of the ground that doesn't want to come out? I know I'll win.

This guy knows knows sports the way an art dealer knows a painting, ... He will tell you intricacies of the game that most guys — even the guys who bet money on games — don't know. I've done a lot of movies, but I was learning from him on this one.

I have my own vocabulary. I love linguistics. That surprises people.

I love Los Angeles, and it's been very good to me, but if everyone is running around telling the stories, who's living them? You don't play characters that are celebrities - you play guys who know what to do when their septic tank's blocked.

I'm always trying to come down with a win. That's what matters to me and my squad.

Once we were doing a scene, and suddenly, right in the middle of the take, he stops and looks at me and says 'I don't believe you,'. That'll stop you in your tracks. When Al Pacino tells you that he doesn't believe you, you believe it.