It Was Either Therapy Or Die.

I Started Having Some Memory-loss Issues. I Took A Neurological Exam, And They Said, "well, You Should Stop Fighting Now." And I Kept Begging Them For One More Fight, One More Fight, And The Doctor Said To Me, "how Much Are They Going To Pay You?" I Was Supposed To Fight Three More Times, And One Would Have Been For A Cruiser Belt. So I Said, "i Just Need To Fight Three More Times." He Said, "listen, You Can't Even Get Hit In The Head One More Time, Your Neuro Is So Bad."

Julian Schnabel Painted A Picture That He Dedicated To My Character In Rumble Fish. It Was Called The Motorcycle Boy. I Remember When He Brought It Over To Me At The Mayflower Hotel [in New York] Years Ago. This Is When You And I Knew Each Other.

I Think The First Year And A Half That I Was In New York I Was Having Trouble Just Living Somewhere. Back In Them Days The City Was A Lot Different Than It Is Now.

Some Of Your Worst Gangsters Are Guys Who Were Very Low-key.

A Reputation Is Really Hard To Live Down.