(laughter) tell me about micky ward. this is the guy you wanted to show his life. >> yeah, mickey... he's had an amazing life, the obstacles he he's had to overcome. to so many similarities between micky's life and my life. we grew up 30 minutes from each other. we're a family of nine. we had older brothers who were the apple of mom's eye and had to fight and scratch and kick and claw our way to where we got he's somebody who inspires me personally and professionally. >> rose: what about dicky? >> dicky is an amazing guy. you know, he had all the talent in the world. he was blessed with the gift he just didn't have the heart, the desire, the drive that micky had. i always said if you could combine the two of them you would have had the best fighter ever. >> rose: and nicky knew that? he knew dicky was better. >> yeah. >> rose: except for the cocaine. >> micky wanted it more. micky wanted it more. >> rose: that's the heart. >> i think it came more naturally to dicky. dicky... and he started younger. he'd had hundreds of fi

>> micky ward and the mother who manages him. it examines his life and the journey to a championship. tavis: what got you interested in doing this role? >> it was a great role. david came to me with 20 pages and i had met him on other projects. it was a no-brainer. i loved mark and wanted to work with him and with christian. i could not find a reason not to do it. tavis: what is it like working with mark wahlberg? he is the man these days. >> he is the man. he is powerful but humble. just really committed as an actor and a creator. he said, i am a hustler. i have tremendous respect for that because i have zero hustle in may. i wish i had that. i am more laid back. tavis: we talked about the "60 minutes" profile. people got a chance to know -- people not know when you said he was powerful. i understand the point. he is powerful in a variety of ways. he is gaining power as a producer. a lot of people learned stuff they did not know about the total package. >> he makes things happen. how do we film the fights in three days and he co

micky ward and thehe creative force behind the simpson's brings us a roman tech ccmedy this week.know ffcus on ove triangle between a professiooal athlete played by reese wither responsible and corporate executive paul udd and major league picture played by owen wilson. few natalee important mannis new yyrr city ballet dance interblack swan and in the movie i love you philip morris jim cary stars as can mannand that's the low down.erated and >> firss taste of winter yesterday and more could be on the way. >> i'm trying not to believe it but emily is here now with where it went. we could see more. >> that's a big couud. definitely a possibility of not seeing anything at all this wean. one thing tonight is refreezinggon the roadway. temperatures ropping down to freezing. 32 in baltimore. so aay areas that did see the snow melt today will ee some refrrezing tonight so certainly an issue as there will be some ice spots on the have though is clear skies for tonight. all the snow moved out of the area. few lake effect snow shhwees off to the norrh and west aad we will stay dry for tonii

>> i play micky ward who was his character's younger brother living in his shadow. >> i played dicky the guy that micky always looked up to and who inspired micky, again to box but then kind of confused micky when dicky went off the rails and enjoyed the party life and the street life a little too much and ended up on crack and ended up in jail. >> do you have a plan? >> let him punch himself out. take him to the body, right? switch stances like you're going to work his right. >> you can't be me. you had a hard enough time being you when you had your chance and that's why you're in here. all right? i'll fight sanchez the way i fight. >> it's not primarily a boxing movie. this is mainly a movie. boxing is the backdrop. it's mainly a movie about the love of these two brothers and the loyalty of a family and micky's ability to redefine that relationship so he can actually succeed because the family is claustrophobically loving. >> you both were very eloquent describing who you were playing but these people aren't characters that were invented by a screenwriter but real people, real peop

away and shortly after brad weston from paramount called me and said we've got the script, the mickie wardfive years ago i signed on and started training but it wasn't as much of a no-brainer, after reading the material and seeing the juicy roles, this will be made right away t. kept falling apart and i had to like mickie keep on going and training. >> it is interesting to have gone through the whole struggle and the reviews coming out and people going crazy about it uk, talking about oscar nommations. this is a long gestation period, right? it's goot to feel -- >> crazy. then you've heard the stories of like/one flew" over the cucoo's nest" it could still have turned out crap. i told mickie i would get the movie made and fought hard to get it made in itself an accomplishment but to have these other things happening blows me away so humbled by it and appreciate it. >> i remember you played the guy in the eagles and all banged up. i wonder if there is something about a physical price you pay and how that ends up paying dividends on the screen? >> well, it has in both cases. but, that was, f

it's a true story about micky ward and his brother, a trainer, played by christian bale.ou see the footage of the real-life guys, wahlberg and bale just nailed it. wonderful performances from amy adams and melissa leo. a tough boxing movie. you think you've seen every type of boxing movie before. but this is so real. >> is there anything christian bale can't do on a screen? >> unbelievable. he's losing a tremendous amount of weight. and from the moment he comes on screen, you're sucked in to his performance. >> and the cohen brothers are back. >> yeah. joel and ethan coen are the writers and directors of "true grit." this is more based on the novel. it's wonderfully written. and the great wild west. and jeff bridges as the u.s. marshal, tracking down a killer, played by josh brolin. and you have matt damen in the cast. it's a wonderful film. if you love westerns, they don't make them too often. >> before we go, what do you recommend for kids for the holidays? >> it's time for families to catch up on what's out already. if you haven't seen "tangle," that's a sweet story. a

>> i play irish micky ward who was his character's younger brother living in the shadow. >> i played i ask do you have a plan in coming? >> don't go against this guy. take it to the body. get inside like you're going to work his right. hit him on the left. >> you can't be me. you had a hard enough time being you when you had your chance and that's why you're in here. all right. i'll fight sanchez the way i fight. >> it's not primarily a boxing movie. boxing is the backdrop. it's mainly about the love of these two brothers and the loyalty of a family and mickey's ability to redefine that relationship so he can actually succeed because the family is claustrophobically loving. >> if you were eloquent describing who you were playing but these people aren't characters that were invented by a screenwriter but real people. real people that are still around that you two were talking to. >> well, certainly micky and dicky were very much involved in the process and lived in my house for quite some time. we trained together. they knew what our intentions were and our intentions were to show the