Jason Statham Quotes

I like the action business. I like the action movies. I guess Hollywood wants to see me do action. So I am down. I like it.

I don't want to be in 'Expendables 5.' You can keep those kind of movies.

I grew up loving Ridley Scott and Tony Scott and Michael Bay and Adrian Lyne.

Tony Scott, Walter Hill, Michael Mann - I'm a big action fan, full stop. And even though Michael Mann is the more celebrated film-maker than Tony Scott, I love them both in different ways.

There's only a few directors that can do what Emmerich does on an international scale and on an action scale.

I grew up watching science fiction and action movies. I love it. I absolutely love it!

'Mission: Impossible' is basically entertainment, and for what it is, it's fine. I don't think most actors become actors to do that type of film.

I was in 'Cliffhanger' years ago, so I'm a massive fan of the big event movies - the good ones - but there's a lot of crap that's made in between the good ones. It's just the superhuman films that I can't get my head around. I guess if you're a fan of them, then you love them.

Nicolas Cage is a great actor and he's done some good action movies too.

I love action, so I would really love to get into doing more action movies.

I'd love to work with Tarantino, Scorsese, Sofia Coppola - all of them! I love thrillers and action movies. I love good horror films. I watched them so much when I was younger that I find it impossible to get scared.

'Immortals' is all action. I love action movies. That's really where I want to spearhead my career.

I'd love to do 'The Expendables.' It's just a kick in the pants.

My father loved 'Godard and Truffaut.' He was more artsy. My mom loved the 'Bourne' trilogy; she likes big blockbusters. She loved that I did 'I Am Legend.' My passion for acting came with my passion for movies.

If you make action movies, the critics will savage you, and then your movies are outdated the following week with the new wave of special effects.

I've made a lot of stupid action films in my life but I like stupid action films and am kind of proud of them.

I'd love to do action-y types of films; you know, as long as they're good stories.

I intend to be in more action movies because, apart from Angelina Jolie, no other actress stands out in this genre.

Jackie Chan is a myth.

I wasn't one of those kids who dreamed of writing novels when I was 8 or 12. I wanted to be a film director. I wanted to make big action movies. I loved movies like 'Die Hard,' 'Predator,' 'Aliens,' 'Raiders of the Lost Ark.'

I don't think people are experiencing superhero fatigue. Do you hear people complaining that there are too many action movies? I think it's good entertainment.

I used to be able to pitch them on the basis of the zombie action, and I could hide the message inside that. Now, you can't. The moment you mention the word 'zombie,' it's got to be, 'Hey, Brad Pitt paid $400 million to do that.'

I love the action movies. I would love to be part of those.

I met two of my movie heroes. I met Tom Hanks, and I met Steven Spielberg. Oh and Quentin Tarantino.

I grew up on '80s action movies... Jean Claude Van Damme, Schwarzenegger, Stallone... If there were ever some opportunity to do that, it'd be great.