Has your family ever been in a situation where you felt you'd defend them to the death?

[Nods] Little things. I consider myself a bona fide coward, but it's amazing what you'll do if you need to. I remember when I was 15 years old, I woke up to sound of my sister screaming, and she was trying to get my brother up and he was like, "Leave me alone." I just jumped up and she said, "There's a guy out back and he's beating your father up." I thought, "What the hell." I ran out back and there was indeed some kind of intruder, but it was the opposite way around. My old man was kicking him in the ass and putting his face through a window. And the guy was taking off and I found myself taking off too, chasing him down the street with a frying pan and I was naked too. Both of us were naked. This was in Australia a long time ago.

You were running down the street not realizing what you were doing?

I was in my underpants and I just wanted to kill this guy. It just offends you so badly that anyone would come in and f--k with you. There was one time a guy put his hands on my daughter when we were walking around, and I just heeled him. I put the heel of my palm in his chest. I didn't know where he was going, but you do that with your kid.

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