If anybody knows how to make action movies it’s Sly.
JASON STATHAMIf 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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Guy Ritchie, he thinks going to drama school is the worst thing in the world.
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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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And if people come up and say they like the movies you’re in, it’s a great compliment.
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People like to pigeonhole you.
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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.
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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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It’s street theater. You have to make it entertaining so people don’t get bored and walk away.
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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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A lot of action movies today seem to have scenes that just lead up to the action.
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I like heist movies. I like action movies that set all the elements into one and a chance to do something that comes from a great stable of writing.
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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.
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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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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 used to play a lot of racket sports, tennis and squash.
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I’m not a method actor; I hope you know that!
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