I worked with the same trainer that worked with Denzel Washington in THe Hurricane. It was three months of training, five days a week, 4 to 5 hours a day. This was followed by a month of choreography.
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I guess I've been training in the theater for as long as I can remember.
Training in taekwondo for eight years and then being able to do it in a film was pretty amazing.
I acted for so many years and sat on a million sets and worked with a million different directors so that is to me some of the best training you can get.
We started training a month before the movie started and then by five months in, we were at our peak shape.
I love getting to work with the stunt coordinator. It's like choreography, like a dance.
I trained as a dancer when I was much younger, for a large amount of time, like 6 or 7 years. Not to be a ballet dancer, actually, but I thought it was a complement for an actor. I thought that actors should know how to move, should know how to juggle, should know how to do acrobatics.
You get used to working with one choreographer. You kind of get stuck in that vein and you work your way out of it, picking up someone else's style, their flavor. It takes a bit of time.
I have had a lot of training as an actor, but it's very different than being on set.
I didn't see my son the entire time I did 'Dancing With the Stars.' The only time I saw Jeffrey was when he came to the show Monday and Tuesday nights to watch me dance. You literally rehearse six to eight hours every single day - 40 to 50 hours a week.
Basically it starts with four months of training, just basic stretching, kicking and punching. Then you come to the choreography and getting ready to put the dance together.