Johnny Knoxville talks about his career built on failed stunts and injuries, including a sword incident that hurt Steve-O. He explains his deep connection to Jack Black's book "You Can't Win" and reflects on the concussions and damage that came with Jackass.
So we're shooting, and I have a sword. So I ran to the back and stabbed the wall, and the sword bounces off the wall and straight into Steve O's back. My name is Johnny Knoxville, and this is the High Five. Do something you're good at. And since I suck at everything, why not try stunts? Because nobody wants to see someone make a stunt. They're only good when they fail. So, yes, I made a career out of failing.
Please welcome Gianni Knoxville.
Society was a machine geared to grind me to pieces. There was a high wall between me and society, a wall reared by myself.
It's crazy how much of this you know by heart.
It just blew me away. I didn't know people lived like that.
Who was the genius that decided to put you in the new Fear Factor?
You know, I was looking at it kind of like jackass. Like I can really.
Do you have a general sense of how many times you've been to the er?
Yeah, I don't have access to that. Too many concussions. I've read it so many times, you.
Can'T put it down once you start.
Yeah, I feel really close to everyone in that book.
So the big question, how did you Can't Win by Jack Black change your life?
