I grew up as a martial artist, and I'm still a martial artist at heart.
I don't believe that Dana White is a martial artist. I don't see a martial way that he is following.
Some people think a martial artist has to be tough against everybody - that's not true at all. A martial artist has to be strong against bad people. But we must also be able to know and understand the feelings, moods and mentalities of good and bad individuals before we can comprehend when to be strong and when to be gentle.
I think martial arts, in general, shaped my wrestling style. I think I grew up as a martial artist as a kid.
I don't think I'm in any position to call myself a martial artist. I'm a student of the martial arts.
I say this to young actors: You don't get into this because you think you're average. You get into this because you think, 'I'm good.' It's an art form, and I'm an artist. But as an artist, you know there's not a soul in the world that's going to believe in you other than yourself.
I can't believe we've got away with becoming this huge band. And we still haven't done anything I think is that good yet.
Martial arts was something that I wanted to do for the rest of my life, and I wasn't getting what I needed from college. When I realized that I could fight for money and have it be part of my learning experience as a martial artist, it made perfect sense for me to dive into fighting.
And one more thing: you still believe that man can be good. If that weren't the case, you wouldn't have invented all this nonsense to convince yourself otherwise.
I have always been a martial artist by choice, an actor by profession, but above all, am actualising myself to be an artist of life.
I'm a trained martial artist. My parents were both martial artists.
I'm a natural born fighter, so this is what I do, and it's normal. It's natural. It's what I've always done as a martial artist, and as a martial artist, it's what I always wanted to do - test myself and always fighting. It's what I'm meant to do.
Everyone else is a mixed martial artist. I'm not a mixed martial artist, I'm a brawler.
That was always the top martial artist - the Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt. Once I started beating them, I knew I had what it takes to form a new martial art. That's when I came up with Joe Jitsu, my namesake, so my legacy lives forever through the martial arts.
As a martial artist you have to be truthful about yourself so you can approach your training properly and get better.
I just think that Jack White is the consummate artist - an artist's artist. I'm a huge fan.