Joe Manganiello
I screen tested for Training Day many years ago, which was David Ayer's script with Antoine Fuqua directing.Collection: Years
The reason I couldn't pay my rent was because I was one of the worst drinkers you'd ever seen in your life.Collection: Pay
I wanted to work with somebody who seemed like he came from the same place that I did, which is that total immersion and learning about the world around, from this very gritty, dark side, and had access to that.Collection: Dark
I quit because that thing inside of me that was driving me to drink that way was causing me so much pain that I was starting to get afraid for my own life, and my own health. It wasn't necessarily one instance. It was a lot that had piled up.Collection: Pain
There are these little towns outside of L.A. Once you get an hour and a half, two hours out, you get into these little, tiny towns that are almost like stuck in time.Collection: Two
I'm an actor that cares.Collection: Actors
David Ayer was put on my map, at that point, and I always kept note and clocked his career. When he started directing, I saw Harsh Times, I saw Street Kings and I saw End of Watch. I gave my agents a list of directors that I wanted to work with, and at the top of that list was David. I wanted to have that experience.Collection: Kings
So listen, man, "weird" is my middle name. I'm ready for anything. The weirder, the better.Collection: Men
Once you become famous, being single becomes a liability.Collection: Being Single
Doing theater is like walking a tightrope without a net.Collection: Theater
I think when portraying someone that does exist in real life, there's an amount of respect and you want to do them justice. I don't really care what anybody says out there about what I did in the film; I care what these guys thought about what I did. If I'm making them happy, then I know I'm on the right track.Collection: Real