He argues that his career in entertainment and stunts was primarily driven by a deep-seated need for validation he did not receive from his parents.

“I didn't get attention from my parents. My dad was a businessman and my mom suffered from alcoholism. Your father would praise you for stunts diving head first and he'd give $1. I don't think you have to be Sigman Freud to imagine that had something to do with becoming an attention [ __ ]”