Stephen Jackson Quotes

The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be avoided; but never hit softly.

He tried to pull me against him, and I bit him on the lip. He licked his lip with the tip of his tongue. 'Did you just bite me?

I'd defend myself. But I don't go around shoving people around; that's not me at all - that's for a cop. I'm not into that type of behavior at all.

If someone hits me I consider it a challenge.

The time to stop is when the other guy hits you more than you hit him.

I like a good old-fashioned fistfight if people are pissed off at each other. I just feel like if you're really mad and want to have a fight, then put your dukes up.

Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.

I have just come from a couple of raids, where we had a very lively time, and some of them had to pull their guns. I found it necessary to punch a few sports myself.

Forget the technique. Hit the guy across from you. Don't let somebody come in your space.

I remember years ago I was an extra, just an extra, and instead of asking me to move - he was a big fella - the director just picked me up and moved me. And I headbutted him. You know, he shouldn't have done that, but I shouldn't have done that either. I just done it.

I've had hundreds of challenges at Traveller gatherings. They get a few beers in them, and they start thinking they are Tyson or Ali: throwing punches, swearing, and jumping around with their big fat bellies. I'd love to knock a few of them out.

Why should I let them beat up on me? Let them argue with each other.

I'm not an aggressive person at all. But I know how to fight.

I have one way of fighting: I'm going to come after you, put hands on you, and knock you out.

I don't want to elbow someone; I just defend myself.

I grew up in an environment where being polite was taken as a weakness. So I just fought everybody.

I'm a lover, not a fighter, but I'll fight if I have to.

I thought me hitting you and you not hitting me and me making you miss and even throwing more than you means that I won a fight.

Fighting is what I do.

I know if someone talked trash to me, I'd want to kick his butt.

I'm a very aggressive person. I have slapped people when they have tried to grab me or my friends. I have reported people to the cops.

I grew up thinking a bit of pushing and shoving was completely normal. Then I suddenly learned that if you kick another player, you get in trouble. Nobody had ever reprimanded me for that before.

I've never found that getting physical is ever the best response in a bar. You just have to make sure you keep your distance, and if it gets to a point where it gets aggressive, then the best thing to do is go get a bouncer and get the situation resolved intelligently.

When a bully pulls your hair, you punch him in the face.

Fighting causes you to face life head on, because you could end up seriously getting hurt, and you could hurt somebody else. It causes both people to face the reality that we are fragile beings, but it doesn't mean we can't enjoy ourselves in the process and punch each other in the face and have a good time.