Jason Statham Quotes

I've never been in an acting class in my life.

Drama school can't make you a brilliant actor, but you can do stuff for three years - you're not going to be fired. You should just go for it all, even the stuff you think is codswallop.

I've not taken like acting lessons or anything but it doesn't mean I don't need to because I'm sure I do.

I don't think film actors need training, really.

I thought acting was all about natural instinct but I've realised, through working with so many talented actors on 'Wild Swans' and 'Run,' that I can see the training. That's why I am back at drama school.

I never went to drama school, but I did learn a couple of things along the way.

Most actors spend a lot of time training themselves to be an actor. And I kind of didn't do that.

To be honest, I never went to school for acting, and I never learned to break down a script. I took acting classes my whole life, but they never taught me anything about acting. They just taught me about myself.

I am learning the grammar of acting on the sets. And I am happy that way.

I've - to be honest with you, I've never had an acting lesson. But I've been at drama school for 50 years.

Because I came out as a singer, I took the time to get an acting coach.

I am a proud participant of the Spencer Tracy School of Acting: Know your lines, don't bump into the furniture.

You can be in an acting class all you want, but you don't fully learn until you get off that stage and in front of a camera.

Like any other actor, I draw on life experience.

My advice to young actors is probably to do some theatre; definitely do that. I keep running into these actors who have never been on stage, and it's invaluable for an actor. What you will learn about yourself is huge.

I think if you're an actor, then you can work on stage - but if you've never done it before, you're going to have picked up a few things that you're going to need to change when you're working on stage.

As an actor, your life experience is just as important as studying.

I knew absolutely nothing about acting, and had to be taught everything. Some people are born naturals and know how to walk, talk and hold themselves. I didn't and had to learn everything.

My style is an extension of acting and an outcome of some serious lessons I picked up learning when I did theatre in my early days.

One of the first lessons you learn as an actor is to listen.

I haven't actually studied acting at all.

When I first started out, I was a bad actor.

I think to be a good actor you need either a good experience of life or education, or both.

I learned how to act working in TV.

I've never been to acting classes or anything like that. Everything I do is quite instinctual.