Jason Statham Quotes - Page 3

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

[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.

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

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