>> though bright bit off the inmate's finger, he didn't succeed in what he really set out to do. >> i was holding his head on the ground, digging one of his eyeballs out, and i'd been having technical difficulties with that. i've been trying that the last couple of times. >> what? >> popping their eye out. i mean, i beat on them and broke them. so i decided to try blinding one, seeing if that makes them understand to leave me alone. >> during our interview, bright indicated that he still maintains hope in prison. and if he ever loses it, there could be real trouble. >> if i woke up tomorrow and decided i'm going to live here and never go home, never have a life, i would be killing people. if i decided this is what i got coming and there's nothing to live for and they're not going to let me out of the hole they would have to weld my door shut forever. >> though he's an intimidating presence, bright maintains he's really nothing to worry about. >> the littlest guy here is not scared of me. i don't intimidate anybody. i'm like a gummi bear. what was that? a marshmallow.