On his production company’s upcoming documentary:
“The real-life ‘Magic Mike.’ It’s going to blow people’s minds. It’s one of those docs where we’re inside this subculture and it’s fun, flashy, marketable, and then, wow, it just takes this turn into so much heart and substance. I don’t think there’s going to be a dry eye in the house.”
On his new book, “Evolution,” and overcoming past failures:
“It’s about removing excuses from the past, so you can set up a plan to move forward and change your life. I was super-skinny. I couldn’t do one pull-up, I wasn’t in the top tier of strength, or even in the middle. I was dead last, but I never gave up. I was a fighter. I think our culture is putting itself in a dangerous position, because it’s setting itself up to remove failure from children’s upbringings. Kids play soccer games where goals aren’t counted, and everybody gets the pat on the back — and that’s just not how men work. I have a list in the book of people who failed miserably, and through that, learned how to stand up taller. That’s certainly the case for me.”