Deliverance is about what I went through the first time. And I chalk it up as a learning experience.

I always loved the idea of learning martial arts but it wasn't until I was in my 20s that I really started doing it and taking up karate.

I love learning and I think that curiosity is a wonderful gift.

Travel provided many interesting experiences but perhaps the most useful lesson I learned was that I really had no proficiency for learning the thousands of characters of the written Chinese language.

If it doesn't feel like a job and I'm learning something and getting that rush that I get I don't care if it's behind a camera on a TV set or on the moon.

Early on it's good to develop the ability to write. Learning to write is a useful exercise even if what you're writing about is not that relevant.

I looked at longevity in show business when I was about 13 and the people who seemed to have longevity were the ones who'd spent quite a bit of time learning about what they were doing before they made it.

Think about how much it costs to incarcerate someone. Do we want them just sitting in prison lifting weights becoming violent and thinking about the next crime? Or do we want them having a little purpose in life and learning a skill?

Just keep learning from the role and not just go for the money.

All the learning in the world cannot replace instinct.