Quotes by Jason Statham

If someones got a fear of heights, theyd probably say, well, hanging off a helicopter at 3,000 feet above downtown L.A. would be the scariest. For me, thats a days work, something I was very happy to do.

When Im getting ready for a movie, lets just say my diet is The Antisocial Diet. I dont go to restaurants. I dont eat what I really want to eat. I dont eat much. I eat small things frequently. Lots of protein and greens. And I dont eat with people, because theres a tendency to get social and then to overeat.

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.

The thing about the UK is we dont really make that many great movies.

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.

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

Theres a huge amount of faith and confidence in the stunt team.

Theres so many interesting aspects of making a movie: the costume department, the set design, the casting itself, the locations.

I think of Paul Feig as the Scorsese of comedy. Hes the best at what he does. I think people just trust everything that hes got to say.

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.

My mom and dad used to tell me, Youve got to see this film, and they were influential to a high degree of the films I saw as a kid.

At least in making an action film, theres always going to be someone who wants to see a car chase. Even if a lot of the people dont like it, there will be a lot of people that do. But bad comedy is just garbage.

Im into all things German. Everything that I own is German. As far as cars go, anyway.

Ive always had a fascination with cars and racing, not that Ive ever competed.

Ive just got a really bad smile. I go for the scowl instead.

A kid is something precious, and you want to protect it and keep it fun. Im not a dad, but Ive seen people and how they behave with their kids.

When I was growing up, my dad didnt have weights, so he made himself a weight bench. Instead of a hand-me-down jacket, it was a hand-me-down weight bench.

The physical DNA has always been part of our family. My dad was a good boxer and gymnast; my mum is a ballroom dancer, and my brother does martial arts.