Jason Statham Quotes
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When I go to the cinema I watch all different kinds of films.
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All exercise releases endorphins and makes you feel good.
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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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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 had an acting lesson in my life. I don't know whether that's a good or bad thing.
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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're gonna do action movies, you're gonna get an injury at some point. It's inevitable.
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I've smashed myself around, been on crutches, and broken a couple of bones when I was a kid.
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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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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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My father used to run auctions. He's now a singer in the Canary Islands.
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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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Bruce Lee was just so lightning-fast. People try to emulate him in whatever way they can, but to try and do what he was doing... you're just inspired by it; you're not trying to say, 'Look, I can do that.' No one can do what he did.
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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 could take my grandma and put her in a cape, and they'll put her on a green screen, and they'll have stunt doubles come in and do all the action. Anybody can do it. They're relying on stunt doubles and green screen and $200 million budgets - it's all CGI created. To me, it's not authentic.
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Action comedy, if you can get it right, it is, for me, a particularly brilliant genre. It really is.
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The thing about the UK is we don't really make that many great movies.
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Well, I'm used to rubbing shoulders with crooks and criminals.
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People take chances every now and then, and you don't want to disappoint them.
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There's something quite fascinating with crooks and criminals and all things against the law.
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You only get one shot in your life, and you might as well push yourself and try things.
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If you're going to do something, do it with style!
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I'm not a method actor; I hope you know that!
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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.