Jason Statham Quotes
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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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I thought 'The Bank Job' was a really quality movie.
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The physical DNA has always been part of our family. My dad was a good boxer and gymnast; my mum is a ballroom dancer, and my brother does martial arts.
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As an actor, you work to the script: that's our main priority. But you have to be aware and look around for things that help you bring that little bit extra, that touch of realism that rams the point home.
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You got to be careful mentioning people as great as Clint Eastwood. You can't put me in the same sentence as that man.
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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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My father used to run auctions. He's now a singer in the Canary Islands.
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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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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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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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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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I really enjoyed working with Guy Ritchie. One, it gave me a career, and two, they're probably a couple of the best films I've ever done.
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You can't be pretentious about what we do, because at the end of the day, movies are about entertainment, and if people get 10 dollars' worth, then that's okay.
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How long you can continue to be good at something is how much you believe in yourself and how much hard work you do with the training.
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I love westerns. It's guys being guys. There's no room for frilly stuff.
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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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A lot of the characters I've played before are heroic or invincible in some ways and not tuned into fear and anxiety and pain.
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In Hollywood, people get reputations, just rumors that are passed down.
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It's good to step out of the box, but don't step out so far that you can't get back in.
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I don't go in for the high-end gyms with the high-tech equipment and all the fancy stuff.
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I've never been one to run around in Speedos on the beach.
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The oil sequence was about two or three days. It was very cold and was snowing.
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Every single day has a different combination of exercises. It always changes, and that's what keeps things interesting.
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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.