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Him tick. one of the things i really picked up on was knowing that he has been through all this, how he feels when he talks about it. there was an awful lot of humor in his eyes generally when it came to his talks. he likes to test you, the way he looks at you, and yet at the same time, when he talks about his past and his drug days and those that got sick or died as a result of being involved with him, he just -- tears pour down his face. he has so much sadness in him as well and pain. that was a really fascinating thing. that's something i wanted to get in the movie. >> mike: gerard, this wo...

Get off your butt and build it again. you hear me? >> we do not need more guns. >> why don't you fight the evil in your way and i'll fight it in mine. >> mike: please welcome the star of "machine gun preacher" gerard butler. the role is intense. the opening scenes in the movie are stunning. people are rocked back in the chair from the opening scenes. you play a guy, a bad guy, who turns his life around. what attracted you to the role of sam childers. what made you say i want to do that movie? >> i think that's a big part of it right there, coming across the story of a guy who didn't know how t...

I went home that night. on the way home i said to myself i'm done with this life. i'm done living like this. i'm finished. i tell people all the time if you have addiction or a serious problem in your life, it begins in your head. you're the one that has to make up your mind and say i'm finished and walking away from this. >> mike: how hard was it for you to see scenes in this film knowing they were about you and a lot of them about the you before helping kids in sudan? >> i've seen the movie now eight times, and i've cried every time in different scenes. actually, the last time i seen it, i d...

The children in sudan, they saved you. what do you mean by that, sam? >> absolutely. i'll tell you what. i waa messed up person a long time ago, and even after i walked away from the drugs and the alcohol just giving the opportunity in order to save some children ended up actually doing something good in my life because i wake up with a purpose. i go to sleep with a purpose, and it's not just about children in sudan any more. it's approximat about children e world now. >> mike: you had a pretty rough life. the opening scenes of the movie i found just remarkable and stunning. what was the turni...

An addict and violent who then finds way to turn around his life with god, and i just think those stories are inexpiring. it's a true story as well. he finds purpose in his life, and the idea that when you find that purpose and that belief that it is incredible where that can take you, how far you can go with that. it's the power of belief in itself. i just felt like it was an interesting chear character thai could get my teeth into. it's such an adventure. he's a colorful guy, a dangerous guy, a humanitarian guy. he has it all going on, and the story has all of that. i just couldn't resist it...