I went from a guy, kind of a working actor, a supporting player, to magazine covers and being offered the studio pictures really quickly. Nobody was comfortable with it. I wasn't really comfortable with it.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
There're only a few photographers I've ever felt really comfortable with.
Compared to a lot of artists, I'm usually quite covered up in videos and photo shoots.
I knew I had more in me than just standing up and having my picture taken... Being in the studio, I have to have an opinion.
I didn't come to Hollywood to get on magazine covers or start my Porsche collection or to enjoy that kind of lifestyle, to go to the right parties and meet the right people.
I had started off, before I ever got an acting job, working at Robert De Niro's Tribeca Productions as a reader. I was always interested in that side of the camera.
I was really nervous working with actors, since I come from a photography background.
One guy told me I was a great actor, I just would never be on the cover of a magazine.
Around the age of 14, 15, I was in the studio, serious about it.
After my first 'Sports Illustrated' cover, I felt terrible about myself for a solid month. People deal with models like they are children. They think they can pull one over on you. I'm not a toy; I'm a human. I'm not here to be used.
My relationships with producers or photographers - these are relationships that took years.