Jason Statham Quotes:

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

Topics: Art, Shy, Martial Arts

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.

source: - Source: movieweb.com

Topics: Dream, Fighting, Years

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.

Topics: Half, Body, Serious, Dynamite

I'm not fixed in any genre. I love all kinds of films. The essential thing is; you have to have good material. If you have the filmmaker, and the material, and the script is good, you can start from there.

Topics: Essentials, Scripts, Kind

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

Topics: Motivational, Half, Nonsense

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.

Topics: People, Kind, Film

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.

source: - "Jason Statham Is Not a Badass". Interview with J. Rentilly, www.menshealth.com. January 25, 2013.

Topics: Hands, Work Out, Feel Good, Healthy Lifestyle, Good Nutrition

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.

source: - "AGENT ORANGE: Jason Statham Interview Part II: JOHN CARPENTER'S GHOSTS of MARS". Interview with B.Alan Orange, movieweb.com. July 28, 2001.

Topics: Thinking, Next Level, Actors

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

Topics: Hard Work, Ambitious, Enthusiastic

I used to play a lot of racket sports, tennis and squash.

Topics: Sports, Play, Squash

One of the toughest guys in the world is Randy Couture - he is the true epitome of what a tough guy is.

source: - "Jason Statham, ‘Safe’ Star, On If We’ll Ever See Him Star In A Romantic Comedy With Reese Witherspoon". Interview with Mike Ryan, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 23, 2012.

Topics: Guy, World, Tough, Randy, Couture

Once you expose your private life, if you give one little bit, the floodgates are open and everyones got a free range for you.

source: - "Jason Statham: 'Me in a cape? Tight tights? Nah!'". Interview with Catherine Shoard, www.theguardian.com. September 15, 2011.

Topics: Giving, Littles, Range

People like to pigeonhole you.

source: - Interview with Dan Epstein, suicidegirls.com. February 15, 2003.

Topics: People

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

Topics: Art, World, Stuntman

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

source: - Interview with Steve Head, www.ign.com. June 6, 2003.

Topics: People, Want, Chance

A franchise is dictated on the success of doing one film right, so if you can get it done correctly, you've got a chance of something else, but sometimes it just doesn't work that way. Ideally, it's insurance for the future; if you can do something, if you can find a character that people really do like, then you're very lucky.

Topics: Art, Character, People

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.

Topics: Art, Home, Character, Colorful

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

Topics: Running, Beach, Speedos

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

Topics: About Yourself, Revolver

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

Topics: Thinking, Years, Focus

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.

Topics: Discipline, Focus, Levels

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

Topics: Fighting, Exercise, Training, Stretching, Coordination

When I'm getting ready for a movie, let's just say my diet is 'The Antisocial Diet.' I don't go to restaurants. I don't eat what I really want to eat. I don't eat much. I eat small things frequently. Lots of protein and greens. And I don't eat with people, because there's a tendency to get social and then to overeat.

Topics: People, Want, Antisocial

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.

Topics: Thinking, People, Way

A lot of action movies today seem to have scenes that just lead up to the action.

Topics: Today, Action, Scene, Action Movie

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

source: - Interview with Steve Head, www.ign.com. June 6, 2003.

Topics: People, Compliment, Come Up

I love to get behind the wheel and get competitive.

source: - Interview with Steve Head, www.ign.com. June 6, 2003.

Topics: Wheels, Behinds

Guy Ritchie, he thinks going to drama school is the worst thing in the world.

Topics: Drama, School, Thinking

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

Topics: Running, Father, Islands, Canaries

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

Topics: Injury, Enough, Unfortunate, Recovering

I'm certainly not Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt.

Topics: Cruise, Brad

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.

Topics: Art, Kids, Fighting

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

Topics: People, Bored, Theater

It's something I never dreamed I'd be doing, making movies.

Topics: Movie

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

Topics: Movie, Inspired, Busy

Look at someone like Edward Norton. A truly phenomenal actor. He's definitely went to school and trained.

Topics: School, Hands, Looks

I suppose that's the European way, dangerous and hairy.

source: - Interview with Dan Epstein, suicidegirls.com. February 15, 2003.

Topics: Country, Way, Dangerous

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

source: - Interview with Steve Head, www.ign.com. June 6, 2003.

Topics: Movie

Every sequel needs to be bigger and better.

source: - Source: screenrant.com

Topics: Needs, Bigger And Better, Bigger

I should never go with rumors because they're often not correct.

source: - Source: www.moviesonline.ca

Topics: Rumor, Should

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.

Topics: Running, Mirrors, Tree

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.

source: - Source: collider.com

Topics: Beach, People, Relax

I'm used to being efficient and a guy that can do more than the average guy can.

source: - Source: www.moviesonline.ca

Topics: Average, Guy, Used

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.

source: - Source: collider.com

Topics: Interesting, Design, Trying

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.

Topics: Fun, Dad, Kids

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.

source: - Interview with Anne Brodie, www.askmen.com. September 23, 2011.

Topics: Character, Opposites, Frustrated, Character Actors

I like fashion. My mum was a dressmaker, believe it or not, so the consequence of that was that all my clothes were homemade, and I looked like a terrible mess until I was old enough to buy my own. But I love good tailoring.

Topics: Fashion, Believe, Clothes

Growing up where I did, you met a lot of colorful characters whose business was on the other side of the law, or more likely you didn't know what they were up to, and you never would. So playing those kinds of characters now, I can draw on that. The rest of it, you can practice or learn from books. But mostly, I draw from my experiences. That's all I have, you know.

source: - "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

Topics: Growing Up, Book, Character

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.

source: - Source: collider.com

Topics: Jobs, Skills, Personality

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.

source: - "Jason Statham, ‘Safe’ Star, On If We’ll Ever See Him Star In A Romantic Comedy With Reese Witherspoon". Interview with Mike Ryan, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 23, 2012.

Topics: Risk, Going Out, Turns

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

source: - "Jason Statham Interview THE MECHANIC; Plus Updates on CRANK 3 and THE EXPENDABLES 2". Interview with Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, collider.com. January 24, 2011.

Topics: Actors, Method, Knows

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

source: - "Jason Statham: 'Me in a cape? Tight tights? Nah!'". Interview with Catherine Shoard, www.theguardian.com. September 15, 2011.

Topics: Fairy, Filled, Testosterone

Usually I'm trying to work with people that I've worked with before, so we have a certain amount of know-how and what we're going to do together.

source: - Source: collider.com

Topics: People, Trying, Together

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.

Topics: Sports, Fighting, Ufc

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

Topics: Successful, Giving, Levels

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.

Topics: Taken, Dying, Quality, Quality Work, Thespians

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.

Topics: Actors, Sometimes, I Can

Well, I'm used to rubbing shoulders with crooks and criminals.

source: - Interview with Dan Epstein, suicidegirls.com. February 15, 2003.

Topics: Criminals, Crooks, Used

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

source: - Source: screenrant.com

Topics: Action, Sly, Know How, Action Movie

Without doing the big blockbusters, I wouldn't be able to find the money to go after little projects that I want to do.

Topics: Want, Littles, Able, Blockbuster

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

Topics: People, Rumor, Hollywood

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.

source: - Source: www.moviesonline.ca

Topics: Real, Commitment, Dedication

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.

source: - Source: www.moviesonline.ca

Topics: Writing, Elements, Chance, Heist, Action Movie

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.

Topics: Awards, Done, Crank

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.

Topics: Weather, Style, Hot

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

Topics: Comedy, Action, Brilliant

[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.

source: - "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

Topics: Years, Skills, Ego, Competitive Spirit

Some of my favorite movies are action movies. You want something good to say. That comes from good writing. But writing is not a skill I possess, unfortunately.

Topics: Writing, Skills, Want Something

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.

source: - Source: collider.com

Topics: Men, Two, Want, Funny Men

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.

Topics: Writing, Views, Guy, Best Experiences

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

source: - Source: screenrant.com

Topics: People, Action, Sometimes, Action Movie

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.

Topics: Doors, Guy, Done

When I go to the cinema I watch all different kinds of films.

source: - "Jason Statham Interview THE MECHANIC; Plus Updates on CRANK 3 and THE EXPENDABLES 2". Interview with Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, collider.com. January 24, 2011.

Topics: Different, Watches, Cinema

I'm not as big a soccer fan as people might imagine, being British.

source: - "Jason Statham Interview THE MECHANIC; Plus Updates on CRANK 3 and THE EXPENDABLES 2". Interview with Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, collider.com. January 24, 2011.

Topics: Soccer, People, Fans, Soccer Fans