Top 70 Jason Statham Quotes

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.

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.

The Rock is the Rock, you know? He’s the ultimate athlete, the professional man with precision. And you want precision from a 270-pound living, walking brick wall.

There’s so much more danger in someone where you really don’t know what they’re going to do, and you don’t know what they’re really capable of, rather than someone who‘s trying to be physically tough.

When I was growing up, my dad didn’t have weights, so he made himself a weight bench. Instead of a hand-me-down jacket, it was a hand-me-down weight bench.

There’s so many ways to play a bad guy, and usually people choose the obvious one.

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

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

I like to meditate. But I get rid of my stress at the gym.

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.

Science fiction I’ve always been a fan of.

A lot of the TV shows, they do long hours, and they do a lot of days, and you don’t get a lot of time. But the good thing is, if you get one that’s made in L.A., or made in a place you want to be, you get to go home every night.

Usually, if you’ve got a great script, everything falls into place.

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.

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

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

I do like a lot of the ’70s movies. I love Charles Bronson in ‘Hard Times.’ All my favorite movies where ones from yesteryear. The ’70s was a good era. I love all those.

I’ve never had an acting lesson in my life. I don’t know whether that’s a good or bad thing.

I tend to leave people alone that I admire.

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

I love the hip-hop scene.

I don’t do isolation body building; I just do practical things that help me with the kind of things that are asked of me in action movies. You know, a lot of kick boxing, a lot of sparring.

I’m very fussy. I’m very hard to please.

Whatever you do, do it to the extreme.

People like to pigeonhole you.

Usually, if you’ve got a great script, everything falls into place.

Scorsese will only work with brilliant material. And everyone wants to work with him.

If someone’s got a fear of heights, they’d probably say, well, hanging off a helicopter at 3,000 feet above downtown L.A. would be the scariest. For me, that’s a day’s work, something I was very happy to do.

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

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

I love people who have a good sense of humor, tell a good story, tell a good joke.

Revenge is a caustic thing. I say, Breathe in, breathe deeply, let it go.

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

I’m certainly not Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt.

In my misspent youth, I was risky.

It’s good to step out of the box, but don’t step out so far that you can’t get back in.

‘Homefront’ was written by Sylvester Stallone. He actually wrote it for himself, which is, for me, an amazing privilege: To be handed a script by Sly that he wrote for himself, that he asked me to do.

I’m sure everyone that has ever done an action movie has just drooled over how full of talent Bruce Lee was and how unique he was.

If you’re going to do something, do it with style!

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

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.

People love stories about the mafia: ‘The Godfather,’ ‘American Gangster.’

Some people are very good at that, communicating with the world; I’m not sure I’m suited to it.

A movie, it’s like a very complicated timepiece. There’s a lot of wheels in a watch. And some of those wheels, if they don’t turn right, then, you know, the watch ain’t gonna tell the time.

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.

You got to be careful mentioning people as great as Clint Eastwood. You can’t put me in the same sentence as that man.

As an actor, you work to the script: that’s our main priority. But you have to be aware and look around for things that help you bring that little bit extra, that touch of realism that rams the point home.

A lot of good actors are turning to TV.

You only get one shot in your life, and you might as well push yourself and try things.

I like crime thrillers. I like heist movies.

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

I love getting dressed up in a suit because I don’t do it all the time.

I’m naturally a protective person to those close to me.

Yeah, I’d make a decent Bond. But it’d be very, very different if I did it.

I thought ‘The Bank Job‘ was a really quality movie.

The TV world is not what it used to be. I mean, the quality has become something quite exceptional.

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.

All exercise releases endorphins and makes you feel good.

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

I love to get behind the wheel and get competitive.

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

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.

My role model is Sly Stallone.

Bruce Lee was just so lightning-fast. People try to emulate him in whatever way they can, but to try and do what he was doing… you’re just inspired by it; you’re not trying to say, ‘Look, I can do that.’ No one can do what he did.

If you’re gonna do action movies, you’re gonna get an injury at some point. It’s inevitable.

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

When I was a kid, the people that used to push other people around, if someone whacked them, then they wouldn’t be pushing people around again. But you can’t really do that with adults.

I loved ‘The Sweeney.’

It’s not like I am a junkie that wants to throw himself from very tall buildings, but some people are, and I love them kind of people.

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