Any actor who is being honest will admit there's always a small or large part of the real you in every character. It's impossible not to have that.

I do appreciate a woman who has a passion for sports and knows their stuff.

I gave up so many things. It wasn't that I was out of control - it was just years of eating anything I wanted. I wouldn't eat a whole pizza, but if I wanted pizza two or three times a week, I didn't think to limit myself. So I just cut out all the stuff that I viewed as unhealthy.

I got on the scale and I weighed around 203. I'm only 5'7. I was about to turn 30, and I wasn't active anymore. So I started working with a nutritionist and a trainer. I played basketball twice a week. And soon it all just became a habit for me. I became addicted to something good for a change.

Any football player will tell you that in July you get this dark cloud over you if you know camp's coming.

I like the idea of being a youngish parent. So I've got energy to play football even though they'll be better than me by the time they're four.

I was involved with sports and student government, the regular stuff. I liked movies and all, but I did love the singing and putting on musicals, and I was always comfortable with that. I liked it.

Street football features all the basics of football: you get a lot of touches on the ball, it is fast, teaches you to think quickly and to be creative.