Quotes from Jason Statham

At least in making an action film, there's always going to be someone who wants to see a car chase. Even if a lot of the people don't like it, there will be a lot of people that do. But bad comedy is just garbage.

Comedy is not my first go-to sort of genre.

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

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.

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.

The most frustrating thing about injuries is that they take so bloody long to heal.

'The Bank Job,' for me, was a great opportunity for me to do some good acting, you know?

There's a voice in all of us, and you can only get expressive through words. There's a limit to what you can do without speaking.

I like crime thrillers. I like heist movies.

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.

The best things in life sometimes happen spontaneously.

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.

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.

It's great to play the hero. You get all the good stuff. You're in it all the way through.

High risk is high adrenaline.

I don't go in for the high-end gyms with the high-tech equipment and all the fancy stuff.

Me in a cape? I don't fancy that. Tight tights? Nah! I don't think that's right for me. I just respond more to true stories; that's my flavour.

I love to get behind the wheel and get competitive.

All exercise releases endorphins and makes you feel good.

I love the hip-hop scene.

I've always got a home in England. My family and friends are there. It's a place I hold very close to me.

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

If you can have a great story that people can follow the mystery and get the suspense, and then you have those moments of tension and a splash of visual fun, then you kind of get everything. You get your money's worth.

You can't be pretentious about what we do, because at the end of the day, movies are about entertainment, and if people get 10 dollars' worth, then that's okay.