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Quote: "I came to Los Angeles and did what every aspiring actor does - I'd go up Hollywood Boulevard one day, down the other, dropping off pictures and resumes. And sometimes people would call back. I started working right away. Part VIII was my first starring role. From what I heard, they had been looking around at a lot of other big cities for this particular character, because they wanted someone with boxing experience and a street edge kind of thing. And I'm not a big guy - 5'10” and like 160 pounds. So there I am in the audition with all these local boxers who were way bigger that I was. I had like four layers of sweatshirts on and was really trying to fake it. And after the reading, Rob was like, 'Awesome! I felt the character. You nailed it. But you're not fooling anybody. How long would it take you to get some meat on you?' From there on out, all I did was eat until the movie started.
The funny thing, prior to Part VIII, is that I didn't have any knowledge of the horror genre. I didn't even know that I was going to shoot a Friday the 13th until I was at the airport. At first the movie was called 'Burial at Sea,' and then 'Ashes to Ashes.' So I was in the little first-class area waiting to board, and Kelly Hu comes up to me and says, 'Hey, are you going up to shoot Friday the 13th?' I said, 'Am I what?' That's when I put two and two together - all I knew was that they were going to pay me to go beat up some killer." - pg. 198, Crystal Lake Memories
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