The thing about the UK is we don’t really make that many great movies.
JASON STATHAMIt’s something I never dreamed I’d be doing, making movies.
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I’m used to being efficient and a guy that can do more than the average guy can.
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And if people come up and say they like the movies you’re in, it’s a great compliment.
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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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Action comedy, if you can get it right, it is, for me, a particularly brilliant genre. It really is.
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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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Do 40 hard minutes, not an hour and a half of nonsense.
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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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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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Well, I’m used to rubbing shoulders with crooks and criminals.
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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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In Hollywood, people get reputations, just rumors that are passed down.
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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 used to play a lot of racket sports, tennis and squash.
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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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I’m not as big a soccer fan as people might imagine, being British.
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I love Tony Jaa. He’s one of the best and most capable martial arts stuntmen in the world.
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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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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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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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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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I’m enthusiastic and ambitious, and I work hard.
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I’ve come from nowhere, and I’m not shy to go back.
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Jet was very busy. I’ve been inspired by a lot of his movies.
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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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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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If anybody knows how to make action movies it’s Sly.
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