He plays a tough guy with a tender heart on Friday Night Lights and it appears Taylor Kitsch is very much the same way in real life.

The hunky actor — who can next be seen in in the upcoming X-Men Origins: Wolverine – graces April’s Men’s Health.

Some highlights:

Taylor on being a bad-boy jock in high school: “There are definitely pieces of me in him. When I was 16 or 17, I was closed in like him — but I didn’t have as many girls at my fingertips. I don’t know many guys who do!”

Taylor on adjusting to life after his hockey career-ending knee injury: “Yeah, I played it pretty darn hard seriously, as many Canadians do. I started playing when I was 3 or 4 years old, had the backyard pond and everything. So I was devastated.”

Taylor on being a health nut: “I just had some nachos last night! But, yeah, I usually eat pretty tight. Once in a while I’ll go off, but I’m normally strict about it. I love to train super hard, and if you feed your body crap, it’s not going to work for you.”