Action comedy, if you can get it right, it is, for me, a particularly brilliant genre. It really is.
JASON STATHAMLook at someone like Edward Norton. A truly phenomenal actor. He’s definitely went to school and trained.
More Jason Statham Quotes
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A lot of action movies today seem to have scenes that just lead up to the action.
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It’s street theater. You have to make it entertaining so people don’t get bored and walk away.
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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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The fight training was very extensive, a lot of stretching, a lot of coordination of balance exercises.
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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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Guy Ritchie, he thinks going to drama school is the worst thing in the world.
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People like to pigeonhole you.
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I used to play a lot of racket sports, tennis and squash.
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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.
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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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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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The thing about the UK is we don’t really make that many great movies.
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If anybody knows how to make action movies it’s Sly.
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I’ve come from nowhere, and I’m not shy to go back.
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I think being a competitive diver for years helps you focus and dedicate yourself to what’s needed.
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