Quotes from Jason Statham

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

People take chances every now and then, and you don't want to disappoint them.

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

You should never assume about someone.

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

Most of the scripts that land on my desk are stuff you read and go, 'Is someone really gonna make this?'

I'm a big Bruce Lee fan, and if I saw Bruce Lee try to be some namby-pamby lawyer, I'd want my money back.

A lot of the characters I've played before are heroic or invincible in some ways and not tuned into fear and anxiety and pain.

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

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.

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.

A franchise is dictated on the success of doing one film right, so if you can get it done correctly, you've got a chance of something else, but sometimes it just doesn't work that way. Ideally, it's insurance for the future; if you can do something, if you can find a character that people really do like, then you're very lucky.

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.

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

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

Take a martial art or a sport, something that gives you a skill, engages the body, and allows you the possibility of being great - or at least being active. You'll find your confidence. Without it, you're nothing. It's the remedy for everything.

I'm more into MMA than any other sport. I watch a lot of the UFC fights. I have since it first came onto the scene.

I had such a good time working with Paul Feig on 'Spy.'

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

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.

With 'The Expendables,' you have such a brilliant mess of the greatest action stars of all time, so you're in for the ride with those people.

Human nature says that you want a bargain, whether you want the goods or not. You think that something is a steal, you'll buy it.

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

Every movie you do, you find something in yourself that you probably didn't know that you had, and a director will find something in you that you can nurture and find and bring for the next one.