Quotes

I can say that working with Jessica Lange has been one of the most incredible joys of my life.

I'm dedicating myself to an art form that takes a lifetime to master.

I have never had more fun in my life playing a character than I've had playing Michael Langdon. He's so delicious. He's so layered and complicated.

What I can say, categorically, is that working with Sarah Paulson and Kathy Bates will have been the most formative experience for me, as an actor, for the rest of my life.

I've fought my whole life. I've fought whoever they put in front of me. Whether it was in boxing or in the street or whatever, I've never backed down from a fight.

Without fighting, I don't think I would be as happy in this life.

Obviously, if you're able to become a two division world champion - not many are world champions in their life or their career. I have the opportunity to do this.

Wrestling was something I did my whole entire life and I think losing the passion for that, I didn't have any drive.

I've some investments, I've got good people in my life managing my money.

Life is denied by lack of attention, whether it be to cleaning windows or trying to write a masterpiece.

I'm lucky to have my dad in my life. He's very brilliant, I think he's really a smart man, and he's a kind guy.

I love stories and acting is a way to tell stories. Everyone assumes I've done it my whole life.

Life is not easy for anyone. You have to have ups and downs. You can make mistakes. You learn and try not to make them again. That's pretty much my principle.

I wanted to have a free life.

At 14, you think you compete, you retire and you get a job. I didn't think gymnastics was a career that was going to change my life.

One of the most difficult times in my life was when I escaped from Romania in November of 1989.

I know my life story sounds too extraordinary to be true.

I basically have my life today as a result of what I did as a child. What did I miss out on? Yeah, I missed not hanging out at shopping malls, I guess, but that is not a big deal because you don't get a medal for that.

I always say I don't want to change anything in my life.

What can you know about life at 14? I have learned a lot since, but you learn slowly. You get hit by many things and try to make sense of it.

I grew up in a food-obsessed Italian family, so food was always front and center in my life. I was a food obsessed person who morphed into a comedian and tried to figure out a way to make fun of my cake and eat it too.

Exercising with a trainer makes my quality of life go through the roof.

We got Martha Stewart legitimizing homemaking for her generation, and then there's this return to being interested in all things home, lifestyle, and food again. I think this generation is less about the frills and more about the flavor of things.

Often with television, particularly with lifestyle entertainment, they really try and box you in.

It's my whole life, brother. It's a world title. It has been something I've worked for and quested for, and now I have the opportunity to compete for one.