Jason Statham Quotes

I've been unfortunate enough to be working, and recovering from a few injuries now and again.

Jet was very busy. I've been inspired by a lot of his movies.

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.

The fight training was very extensive, a lot of stretching, a lot of coordination of balance exercises.

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.

Sometimes there are people who don't know how to make action movies - and that situation isn't a good one.

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.

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.

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.

In Hollywood, people get reputations, just rumors that are passed down.

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.

I think that's as far as you have to think, everything happens as a coincidence. It either happens or it doesn't. It's hard to map out a strategic plan by saying, 'If I do that, that's going to get me to the next level.' I think that's the wrong way to go into movies as an actor. It doesn't happen for me that way.

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.

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.

[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.

I've never been one to run around in Speedos on the beach.

My father used to run auctions. He's now a singer in the Canary Islands.

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.

I've come from nowhere, and I'm not shy to go back.

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.

If anybody knows how to make action movies it's Sly.

I love Tony Jaa. He's one of the best and most capable martial arts stuntmen in the world.

You only get one shot in your life and you might as well push yourself and try things. There's so many interesting aspects of making a movie; the costume department, the set design, the casting itself, the locations. It's a great, great thing to be involved in if you have the headspace for it, and I do. Try anything once.

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.

Action comedy, if you can get it right, it is, for me, a particularly brilliant genre. It really is.

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.

It's street theater. You have to make it entertaining so people don't get bored and walk away.

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.

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.

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.

And if people come up and say they like the movies you're in, it's a great compliment.

People take chances every now and then, and you don't want to disappoint them.

I'm not a method actor; I hope you know that!

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.

People like to pigeonhole you.

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.

I just gravitate to those more testosterone-filled sort of parts than me playing something a bit more fairy-like.

I think being a competitive diver for years helps you focus and dedicate yourself to what's needed.

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.

There is something about yourself that you don't know.

Do 40 hard minutes, not an hour and a half of nonsense.

The thing about the UK is we don't really make that many great movies.

I feel that I have a certain amount of experience and I'm still learning so much. But a director's job is so vast; they have so much to do with the preparation. You have to be great with all kinds of personalities and you have to be very patient, there's a lot of skills I'm not sure if I have. So I don't know if I'm ready to direct, but who knows what the future has.

The insurance of working with a big, already successful franchise just gives you the chance to do other things on a more personal level.

I'm enthusiastic and ambitious, and I work hard.

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.

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.

Every sequel needs to be bigger and better.