Jason Statham
Jason Statham
Jason Statham is an English actor. He is known for his roles in the Guy Ritchie crime films Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch, and Revolver. He has also appeared in films such as the action thriller The Transporter trilogy, the heist film The Italian Job, the black comedy/action film Crank, the action film War, the science fiction action thriller Death Race, the crime film The Bank Job, and the action series The Expendables. In 2015, Statham starred in...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth26 July 1967
CityShirebrook, England
When I go to the cinema I watch all different kinds of films.
A lot of action movies today seem to have scenes that just lead up to the action.
Guy Ritchie, he thinks going to drama school is the worst thing in the world.
My father used to run auctions. He's now a singer in the Canary Islands.
I was a sportsman for years. I've always had a physical background. I've always had an interest in boxing and fighting. To get physical in films is a dream. I love it.
I'm not fixed in any genre. I love all kinds of films. The essential thing is; you have to have good material. If you have the filmmaker, and the material, and the script is good, you can start from there.
You only get one shot in your life and you might as well push yourself and try things. There's so many interesting aspects of making a movie; the costume department, the set design, the casting itself, the locations. It's a great, great thing to be involved in if you have the headspace for it, and I do. Try anything once.
The thing about the UK is we don't really make that many great movies.
Well, I'm used to rubbing shoulders with crooks and criminals.
I'm not a method actor; I hope you know that!
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.
I feel that I have a certain amount of experience and I'm still learning so much. But a director's job is so vast; they have so much to do with the preparation. You have to be great with all kinds of personalities and you have to be very patient, there's a lot of skills I'm not sure if I have. So I don't know if I'm ready to direct, but who knows what the future has.
I'm not as big a soccer fan as people might imagine, being British.
This time we throw as much s..t at him (Frank) as we could.