Jason Statham Quotes

"You ain`t ever gonna get an Academy Award for doing Crank (2006) and you certainly won`t for doing all the other movies I`ve done."

I love to get behind the wheel and get competitive.

We`re trying to make a movie that`s interesting.

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

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

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

Yes, I did quite a bit of boat driving.

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

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

I`m impressed with the likes of Jet Li and Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee was a big hero of mine for many years. They`re great influences.

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

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.

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

So I used to put money in my pocket while working on the street corners, selling perfume and jewelry, and other goods that were supposedly expensive.

I`m certainly not Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt.

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

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.

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

People like to pigeonhole you.

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.

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

People take chances every now and then, and you don`t want to disappoint them.

I pick up a lot of stuff from them, but I don`t think there`s any great trick to acting.

The thing about the UK is we don`t really make that many great movies.

We were diving in caves. It wasn`t totally safe.

My first day was on the Champs-Elysees roundabout, which is about five lanes. That was my first day behind the wheel of a French car.

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

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

The oil sequence was about two or three days. It was very cold and was snowing.

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

It`s street theater. You have to make it entertaining so people don`t get bored and walk away.

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

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

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

Regarding the third installment of “Transporter”: “The first day of work was today, I was in Paris,” said Statham. “I’ve got a big fight scene tomorrow and I’m looking forward to that. I’ve got this big man who’s come over from Korea – he’s seven foot two, so I’m to have to stand on a box to bash him.”

For anyone that got the chance to see the original “Crank” knows that Chev Chelios (Statham) died. Or did he? “He lives at the end - if you look closely you can see a little blink and hear a little heartbeat,” explained Statham. “He gets shoveled off the street and slung into the back of a van and the rest I can’t tell you. It’s a continuation straight from the end of the last one.”

Muscle Men look good in a mirror, so what? I`m interested in practical strength that`s going to help me run, jump,twist, punch.