Top 60 Jason Statham Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “Looking good and feeling good go hand in hand. If you have a healthy lifestyle, your diet and nutrition are set, and you’re working out, you’re going to feel good.”

— Jason Statham

2. “I’m enthusiastic and ambitious, and I work hard.”

— Jason Statham

3. “I’ve come from nowhere, and I’m not shy to go back.”

— Jason Statham

4. “Your body is like a piece of dynamite. You can tap it with a pencil all day, but you’ll never make it explode. You hit it once with a hammer: Bang! Get serious. Do 40 hard minutes, not an hour and half of nonsense. It’s so much more rewarding.”

— Jason Statham

5. “There is something about yourself that you don’t know...”

— Jason Statham

6. “I’m certainly not Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt.”

— Jason Statham

7. “Do 40 hard minutes, not an hour and a half of nonsense.”

— Jason Statham

8. “Once you expose your private life, if you give one little bit, the floodgates are open and everyones got a free range for you.”

— Jason Statham

9. “I love to get behind the wheel and get competitive.”

— Jason Statham

10. “Every sequel needs to be bigger and better.”

— Jason Statham

11. “The fight training was very extensive, a lot of stretching, a lot of coordination of balance exercises.”

— Jason Statham

12. “And it was a great experience, you know, to travel the world and compete at a certain level. It teaches you discipline, focus, and certainly keeps you out of trouble.”

— Jason Statham

13. “I’m used to being efficient and a guy that can do more than the average guy can.”

— Jason Statham

14. “I like to relax. Spend it with people that I’ve grown up with, or people that I care about, and just relax, sit around doing nothing or sitting on a beach.”

— Jason Statham

15. “I just gravitate to those more testosterone-filled sort of parts than me playing something a bit more fairy-like.”

— Jason Statham

16. “I love Tony Jaa. He’s one of the best and most capable martial arts stuntmen in the world.”

— Jason Statham

17. “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.”

— Jason Statham

18. “People like to pigeonhole you.”

— Jason Statham

19. “I used to play a lot of racket sports, tennis and squash.”

— Jason Statham

20. “And if people come up and say they like the movies you’re in, it’s a great compliment.”

— Jason Statham

21. “I’ve never been one to run around in Speedos on the beach.”

— Jason Statham

22. “I’d love to do a comedy. I’d love to do a two-hander like the old Leathal Weapon movies. I love those, like an action comedy with the straight man and the funny man. I’d love to do one of those. Just got to find one, find a funny man that wants to do one with me.”

— Jason Statham

23. “I’m prepared to take risks. And every movie that I do is a risk. No one knows what the movie is going out turn out like.”

— Jason Statham

24. “My father used to run auctions. He’s now a singer in the Canary Islands.”

— Jason Statham

25. “Musclemen grow on trees. They can tense their muscles and look good in a mirror. So what? I’m interested in practical strength that’s going to help me run, jump, twist, punch.”

— Jason Statham

26. “Some of my favorite movies are action movies. You want something good to say. That comes from good writing. But writing is not a skill I possess, unfortunately.”

— Jason Statham

27. “When I go to the cinema I watch all different kinds of films.”

— Jason Statham

28. “I think we’re all sensitive; everyone has a certain way about themselves that people don’t like to let their emotions out too often. I think people tend to suppress them and hold them in, so I think there’s a bit of that in me.”

— Jason Statham

29. “A kid is something precious, and you want to protect it and keep it fun. I’m not a dad, but I’ve seen people and how they behave with their kids.”

— Jason Statham

30. “The insurance of working with a big, already successful franchise just gives you the chance to do other things on a more personal level.”

— Jason Statham

31. “I’m not as big a soccer fan as people might imagine, being British.”

— Jason Statham

32. “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.”

— Jason Statham

33. “You ain’t ever gonna get an Academy Award for doing ‘Crank,’ and you certainly won’t for doing all the other movies I’ve done.”

— Jason Statham

34. “If you got a good imagination, a lot of confidence and you kind of know what you are saying, then you might be able to do it. I know a lot of colorful characters at home that would make great actors.”

— Jason Statham

35. “I suppose that’s the European way, dangerous and hairy.”

— Jason Statham

36. “Jet was very busy. I’ve been inspired by a lot of his movies.”

— Jason Statham

37. “Well, I’m used to rubbing shoulders with crooks and criminals.”

— Jason Statham

38. “I like fashion. My mum was a dressmaker, believe it or not, so the consequence of that was that all my clothes were homemade, and I looked like a terrible mess until I was old enough to buy my own. But I love good tailoring.”

— Jason Statham

39. “One of the toughest guys in the world is Randy Couture – he is the true epitome of what a tough guy is.”

— Jason Statham

40. “It’s not like I’m dying to do work that’s taken seriously, and I’m not looking to become a thespian. It’s not what I’m looking for; I’m just looking to do quality work.”

— Jason Statham

41. “Action comedy, if you can get it right, it is, for me, a particularly brilliant genre. It really is.”

— Jason Statham

42. “I should never go with rumors because they’re often not correct.”

— Jason Statham

43. “Guy Ritchie, he thinks going to drama school is the worst thing in the world.”

— Jason Statham

44. “I’ve been unfortunate enough to be working, and recovering from a few injuries now and again.”

— Jason Statham

45. “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.”

— Jason Statham

46. “Look at someone like Edward Norton. A truly phenomenal actor. He’s definitely went to school and trained.”

— Jason Statham

47. “People take chances every now and then, and you don’t want to disappoint them.”

— Jason Statham

48. “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.”

— Jason Statham

49. “It’s street theater. You have to make it entertaining so people don’t get bored and walk away.”

— Jason Statham

50. “Sometimes there are people who don’t know how to make action movies – and that situation isn’t a good one.”

— Jason Statham