Top 82 Quotes About Jason Statham
#1. I think that one of my favorite movie roles has been a film that I did with Jason Statham that was out last year called 'Safe.' I played the main bad guy in that.
Reggie Lee
#2. I do like Jason Statham as a person and as an actor. I think he's a great performer, and he delivers every time.
Luke Evans
#4. It's funny because when Jason [Statham] was drowning I was filming with an iPhone. It may have been a bit insensitive but I just thought, "you know what, this was a magic moment". And I couldn't help him anyway because I didn't want to drown.
Sylvester Stallone
#5. A lot of actors are frustrated because they want to do things that are different and test themselves. Character actors are always looking for something the opposite of what they did.
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#6. Well, I'm used to rubbing shoulders with crooks and criminals.
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#7. Every actor has a strength, and sometimes you just respond to things that you see yourself better at. I'm aware of what I can and can't do.
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#8. Look at someone like Edward Norton. A truly phenomenal actor. He's definitely went to school and trained.
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#9. Looking good and feeling good go hand in hand. If you have a healthy lifestyle, your diet and nutrition are set, and you're working out, you're going to feel good.
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#10. I love to get behind the wheel and get competitive.
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#11. It's hard to predict what kinds of people are going to enjoy it [film]. And what people ain't. That's the movies. You never know.
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#12. I'm a big Bruce Lee fan, and if I saw Bruce Lee try to be some namby-pamby lawyer, I'd want my money back.
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#13. I endured many weeks of it, but I had a big background in martial arts and fighting as a kid, so kind of all the problems got brushed away and I was ready.
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#15. The oil sequence was about two or three days. It was very cold and was snowing.
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#16. I used to play a lot of racket sports, tennis and squash.
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#17. I've come from nowhere, and I'm not shy to go back.
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#18. The insurance of working with a big, already successful franchise just gives you the chance to do other things on a more personal level.
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#19. It's street theater. You have to make it entertaining so people don't get bored and walk away.
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#20. I was a sportsman for years. I've always had a physical background. I've always had an interest in boxing and fighting. To get physical in films is a dream. I love it.
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#22. Action comedy, if you can get it right, it is, for me, a particularly brilliant genre. It really is.
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#23. I like heist movies. I like action movies that set all the elements into one and a chance to do something that comes from a great stable of writing.
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#24. A kid is something precious, and you want to protect it and keep it fun. I'm not a dad, but I've seen people and how they behave with their kids.
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#25. Usually I'm trying to work with people that I've worked with before, so we have a certain amount of know-how and what we're going to do together.
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#26. I'm prepared to take risks. And every movie that I do is a risk. No one knows what the movie is going out turn out like.
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#27. I just gravitate to those more testosterone-filled sort of parts than me playing something a bit more fairy-like.
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#28. It's something I never dreamed I'd be doing, making movies.
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#29. We were diving in caves. It wasn't totally safe.
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#30. It's not like I'm dying to do work that's taken seriously, and I'm not looking to become a thespian. It's not what I'm looking for; I'm just looking to do quality work.
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#31. I should never go with rumors because they're often not correct.
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#32. Sometimes there are people who don't know how to make action movies - and that situation isn't a good one.
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#33. [On performing in action movies] I've spent all those years learning how to do certain skills, and then that competitive spirit kicks in and you want to do the stunts. Basically, it's the the male competitive ego at work.
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#34. And it was a great experience, you know, to travel the world and compete at a certain level. It teaches you discipline, focus, and certainly keeps you out of trouble.
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#35. I'm not fixed in any genre. I love all kinds of films. The essential thing is; you have to have good material. If you have the filmmaker, and the material, and the script is good, you can start from there.
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#36. People take chances every now and then, and you don't want to disappoint them.
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#38. I go to this gym full of stunt men. There aren't any TVs or treadmills there. This is a spit-and-sawdust kind of place. It has a lot of great training aids - trampolines and bags and every weapon ever invented to do harm to a human being. If you want to know how to throw a knife, it's great.
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#39. Jet was very busy. I've been inspired by a lot of his movies.
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#40. People like 'Crank,' some people like 'Redemption.' I'm just happy to do things that satiate a different part of me, that test me a little bit.
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#41. My father used to run auctions. He's now a singer in the Canary Islands.
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#42. I'm not as big a soccer fan as people might imagine, being British.
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#43. I like to relax. Spend it with people that I've grown up with, or people that I care about, and just relax, sit around doing nothing or sitting on a beach.
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#44. I love Tony Jaa. He's one of the best and most capable martial arts stuntmen in the world.
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#45. I'd love to do a comedy. I'd love to do a two-hander like the old Leathal Weapon movies. I love those, like an action comedy with the straight man and the funny man. I'd love to do one of those. Just got to find one, find a funny man that wants to do one with me.
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#46. Some of my best experiences are with writer/directors. Guy Ritchie is one. I feel they have a clearer view of what they want to do. They haven't got to try and interpret someone's writing; it's all theirs. I really admire that.
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#47. I've never been one to run around in Speedos on the beach.
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#48. Do 40 hard minutes, not an hour and a half of nonsense.
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#49. The fight training was very extensive, a lot of stretching, a lot of coordination of balance exercises.
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#51. And if people come up and say they like the movies you're in, it's a great compliment.
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#52. I like Jackie [Chan] because I've been a fan of Jackie's forever. He's broken every bone in his body for his commitment and dedication to doing his own stunts. So he's the real deal.
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#53. If you got a good imagination, a lot of confidence and you kind of know what you are saying, then you might be able to do it. I know a lot of colorful characters at home that would make great actors.
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#54. In Hollywood, people get reputations, just rumors that are passed down.
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#55. One of the toughest guys in the world is Randy Couture - he is the true epitome of what a tough guy is.
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#56. A lot of action movies today seem to have scenes that just lead up to the action.
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#57. Once you expose your private life, if you give one little bit, the floodgates are open and everyone's got a free range for you.
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#58. I suppose that's the European way, dangerous and hairy.
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#59. If anybody knows how to make action movies it's Sly.
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#60. Musclemen grow on trees. They can tense their muscles and look good in a mirror. So what? I'm interested in practical strength that's going to help me run, jump, twist, punch.
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#61. Without doing the big blockbusters, I wouldn't be able to find the money to go after little projects that I want to do.
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#62. I think we're all sensitive; everyone has a certain way about themselves that people don't like to let their emotions out too often. I think people tend to suppress them and hold them in, so I think there's a bit of that in me.
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#63. I know, a lot of the films I've done, it's obvious I'm going to beat up six guys and just walk out the door. There's not a lot of motivating factors - it's just action for the sake of action.
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#64. A lot of the TV shows, they do long hours, and they do a lot of days, and you don't get a lot of time. But the good thing is, if you get one that's made in L.A., or made in a place you want to be, you get to go home every night.
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#65. I think being a competitive diver for years helps you focus and dedicate yourself to what's needed.
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#66. I'm more into MMA than any other sport. I watch a lot of the UFC fights. I have since it first came onto the scene.
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#67. When I go to the cinema I watch all different kinds of films.
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#68. I've been unfortunate enough to be working, and recovering from a few injuries now and again.
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#69. I'm enthusiastic and ambitious, and I work hard.
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#70. If someone's got a fear of heights, they'd probably say, well, hanging off a helicopter at 3,000 feet above downtown L.A. would be the scariest. For me, that's a day's work, something I was very happy to do.
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#71. I'm used to being efficient and a guy that can do more than the average guy can.
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#72. The thing about the UK is we don't really make that many great movies.
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#73. In L.A., it's very hard to have some kind of conscience of some style out there. The weather's too hot; there's no seasons.
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#74. You ain't ever gonna get an Academy Award for doing 'Crank,' and you certainly won't for doing all the other movies I've done.
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#75. Some of my favorite movies are action movies. You want something good to say. That comes from good writing. But writing is not a skill I possess, unfortunately.
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#76. Your body is like a piece of dynamite. You can tap it with a pencil all day, but you'll never make it explode. You hit it once with a hammer: Bang! Get serious. Do 40 hard minutes, not an hour and half of nonsense. It's so much more rewarding.
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#77. Me in a cape? I don't fancy that. Tight tights? Nah! I don't think that's right for me. I just respond more to true stories; that's my flavour.
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#78. We're trying to make a movie that's interesting.
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#79. Guy Ritchie, he thinks going to drama school is the worst thing in the world.
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#80. There is something about yourself that you don't know ...
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#81. I like fashion. My mum was a dressmaker, believe it or not, so the consequence of that was that all my clothes were homemade, and I looked like a terrible mess until I was old enough to buy my own. But I love good tailoring.
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#82. I pick up a lot of stuff from them, but I don't think there's any great trick to acting.
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