In the future, I would like to do more films with contemporary themes. Perhaps comedy, which is something I have done in theater but not in cinema.

I had a very difficult upbringing.

It's good for your body to have a break. Even when you're training, you have to have a cheat day every week. The body reacts better to training if you give it intervals of not training, or you relax the diet.

I've dabbled in period films in my career, and I've enjoyed each one.

It's hard work just being on set 14 hours a day.

I really loved 'Fast Five.' I thought it was a brilliant movie. I thought it was so well done, well directed. The action sequences were really well thought out. It looked fantastic.

I've always had quite long canines. It's a very strange thing. My parents don't have them.

I'd like to make a film musical. That's really my dream.

I don't comment on other people's opinion.

I think the best directors provide you with a safe environment where they can instill you with confidence and allow you to try things out and not feel like you're failing or that you're doing it wrong.

Being involved in 'The Hobbit' has been a huge boost for me. It's really put me on the map and helped me be taken more seriously as an actor.

There are certain films you want to see on the big screen.

People want to hear your stories about these wonderful experiences you have, and that's what press tours are for.

Most of the time, you do films and they can be big films, but you are rarely aware of the fan base that comes with it.

It's a lovely thing to be able to sing.

It's good for people to look at me and think, 'This guy is doing his thing and enjoying what he's doing and successful at it and living his life.' And that's what I'm doing, and I'm very happy.

I don't think you should spend that much time in the gym. Don't sit around between sets too long. If you want to burn some calories, keep the sets tight. Give yourself 30 seconds to a minute between each set. Supersetting is brilliant.

The Sixties was all about style and a certain look. But what was interesting about 1963 was that it was pre-Beatles, so the clothes of that time, especially the suits, were very different from the clothes post-Beatlemania.

In all honesty, I should have given up this acting lark years ago.

In theater, you sometimes can only do one or two jobs a year because they're long periods. In film, you can shoot so many. It's quite interesting.

Cardio is king. This is how you make sure you don't wear out in the fight.

My dad was a professional basketball player, and my mom was a hell of a tennis player.

I've got a lot of power in my kicks.

Maybe people overlook me because of the way I talk or the way I look. I don't know.

My goal is to keep going out there and defending my belt and stacking up pay cheques to set myself up for the future.

I dictate the pace of my fights and no one else.

I know how good I am, and I know where I can go if I'm in the right mindset and respecting my opponent.

It's nice to hit and not be hit back.

I think Georges St-Pierre is a joke.

People probably don't give me the credit I deserve for holding the Strikeforce title, but the people who do know, know.

Bisping is a tough guy. You can't write him off. He's good at everything. He's been able to beat some of the top guys out there because he can expose their weaknesses.

I used to goof off a lot.

I'm one of the most well-rounded fighters out there.

I will always be motivated to improve until I feel I've achieved my potential.

I start kind of stiff, and then I understand the movement, the distance, and then I can start loosening up. That's how fighting should be. That's how I try to keep my mind.

I've done all my bike circuit cardio workouts when I know I gotta push my numbers higher and I gotta be better than I was before. It sucks. Your body doesn't want to do it, but I've done that. I know I have that in me.

When I was a kid, when I was first getting excited about the opposite sex, fragrance was the thing. If you look good, you smell good, and you feel good.

I'm not one to turn down opportunities.

I just don't see how it is possible to be a vegetarian or vegan when you break your body down so much. You have to recover. You need those proteins and proper amino acids, like leucine, which only really comes from animal fats.

An interim title is just a guarantee at a title shot. If I'm going to fight the best guys in the world, I want a guarantee that I'm going to fight for the title.

To be stronger, you finish everything you start. You can't take a break.

I don't pull out of fights. I fight through injuries. I don't care what the circumstances are.

You have to be patient, efficient with your moves, and attuned to what's happening with your body physically. The key is not to rush or panic. You wait and wait and wait - and then strike.

When you show me the right contract, I'll sign the right contract.

I like big fights.

I always look for bigger and better things, and if the UFC wants to bring in some top contenders, I'm more than welcome to welcome them in our hexagon.

There's nobody that has the skillset that I have.

I've come back from all my losses and won world titles every time.

Every time I'm in training mode, I've had to monitor what I'm eating. I'll break 210 and be around 215 pounds. I know what it takes to compete with the best guys at 205. I've trained with them.

I know who I am, and I know what my future holds.