I think being a competitive diver for years helps you focus and dedicate yourself to what’s needed.
JASON STATHAMThe thing about the UK is we don’t really make that many great movies.
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When I go to the cinema I watch all different kinds of films.
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The insurance of working with a big, already successful franchise just gives you the chance to do other things on a more personal level.
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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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I love Tony Jaa. He’s one of the best and most capable martial arts stuntmen in the world.
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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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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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It’s street theater. You have to make it entertaining so people don’t get bored and walk away.
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Guy Ritchie, he thinks going to drama school is the worst thing in the world.
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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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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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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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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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There is something about yourself that you don’t know.
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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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