Armie Hammer is very open in any interview he does. In the latest issue of Elle, the sexy star of The Lone Ranger opened up about marriage, his former crazy dating scene, and living paycheck to paycheck despite coming from a super wealthy family (Armie’s paternal great-grandfather, Armand Hammer, was an oil tycoon with an estimated worth of $200 million before he died in 1990).

Below are some excerpts from the magazine interview, plus photos of Armie taken by CelebMagnet at the premiere for The Lone Ranger. Enjoy!

On his wacky dating life before marriage: “One chick tried to stab me when we were having sex. I should so not be telling this story. She was like, ‘True love leaves scars. You don’t have any.’ And then she tried to stab me with a butcher knife. Of course I promptly broke up with her…seven months later.”

On marriage to wife Elizabeth Chambers: “I like the idea of marriage. I like the idea that I have a best friend. It’s just really comforting. I remember being single and trying to date, and it was just stressful and hard. It wasn’t fun. This is fun.”

On being financially independent from family: “For a while in our marriage, it was pretty tight and we liked that. We like living sort of hand-to-mouth. It makes you appreciate the time when you don’t have to live like that. We didn’t want to go to my parents and tuck our tails between our legs and be like, ‘Can you help us?’ We wanted to be our own adults. Also, there was once another Hammer, by the name of MC, who spent all of his money really quickly, and I would like to avoid that.”