"You know how much money I could have made playing professional football as a tight end? But I can't jump, and I can't run fast. That was my problem."
"Shoot, man, I loved being a damn heel. Something about that, just going out there and being the most despicable person you could ever be, was a real turn-on for me. And I grew up a real shy kid in south Texas, and it was something for me to lean on and have fun with."
"Probably the greatest match in my career, and really put me on the match as a main event guy and paved the way for what I was to become, was Wrestlemania 13, with the one and only, Bret 'The Hitman' Hart."
"We didn't roll credits after 'Monday Night Raw.' You know, it didn't say, 'Stone Cold Steve Austin played by Steve Austin,' so all of a sudden people think that's who and what you are 24/7, you know, 365 days a year."
"I made a good living being a tough guy on TV, but I'd rather laugh and joke all day long than try to be a tough guy."
"I'm for same-sex marriage."
"When you look back on anything in life, hindsight being 20/20, some things you'd like to have done a little differently."
"I'm telling you, there have been some great finishers in the world of pro wrestling or sports entertainment. Whatever you want to call it. Man, I enjoyed the Iron Claw back in the day. I believed it was real."
"My favoirte wrestler is 'Nature Boy' Ric Flair."
"There's so many things I want to accomplish in the world of acting. But, the two most important are that I want to keep paying the bills and I want to get better. That's about it. I enjoy what I do. I'll stay busy. I've been lucky."
"My exit strategy from pro wrestling wasn't carved in stone. I retired because of a few neck issues, some neurological issues."
"When you wrestle for 15 years, you don't want to go back to driving that forklift."
"Based on the name value I had, I went to L.A. and got involved in independent movies."
"I'm pro-WWE, but also I maintain my independence and speak my true thoughts, never bashing the product. But yes, I can be critical. I've earned the right to be critical."
"Cancer has affected my family; my mother and father have battled cancer. I know how tough it is."
"I was a Ric Flair and Dusty Rhodes guy. Ric Flair continues to be my favorite wrestler of all time. I loved Harley Race and Nick Bockwinkel and all of those guys, but I'm a big Flair guy."
"John Cena has done well for himself."
"I used to love Andre The Giant. I could sit around all day and listen to Andre stories. He was such a wonderful, unique guy who everyone loved being around. The thing about Andre, he just had this magical mystique about him."
"I'll tell you what, the chemistry that I had with Bret 'Hitman' Hart in the ring, and the respect and the trust we had for each other, was unbelievable."
"I'm not wrestling anymore. I'm out of that part of my career."
"That final match I had at WrestleMania with The Rock was my last match."
"Don't look forward to me putting on the trunks and knee braces to get back in the ring and stomp a mudhole in somebody and walking it dry."
"There's no reason to go back in the ring and prove anything."
"Earl Hebner should definitely be in the WWE Hall of Fame."
"I appreciate everyone that had supported my career."
