He and three others were ambushed and robbed in the Brazilian jungle
while doing research for The Rundown (2003). They were held for 15 minutes
and lost cash and a laptop computer. Nobody was injured.
[re his prep school years, and learning to box] I was on fire,a seething ball of energy moving at a speed I couldn't explain...and diagnosed as a troublemaker. Today it'd be A.D.H.D., and I'd be Ritalined up...You can't box angry. You have to be disciplined. Before boxing, I was this angry kid ready to fight if someone said, 'Hello.'
