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In Hollywood, people get reputations, just rumors that are passed down.

One of the toughest guys in the world is Randy Couture - he is the true epitome of what a tough guy is.

I've never been one to run around in Speedos on the beach.

I like heist movies. I like action movies that set all the elements into one and a chance to do something that comes from a great stable of writing.

I pick up a lot of stuff from them, but I don't think there's any great trick to acting.

If anybody knows how to make action movies it's Sly.

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

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.

Jet was very busy. I've been inspired by a lot of his movies.

I'm not a method actor; I hope you know that!

It's hard to predict what kinds of people are going to enjoy it [film]. And what people ain't. That's the movies. You never know.

It's something I never dreamed I'd be doing, making movies.

People take chances every now and then, and you don't want to disappoint them.

A lot of action movies today seem to have scenes that just lead up to the action.

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

The oil sequence was about two or three days. It was very cold and was snowing.

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

Me in a cape? I don't fancy that. Tight tights? Nah! I don't think that's right for me. I just respond more to true stories; that's my flavour.

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

I suppose that's the European way, dangerous and hairy.

Look at someone like Edward Norton. A truly phenomenal actor. He's definitely went to school and trained.

Once you expose your private life, if you give one little bit, the floodgates are open and everyone's got a free range for you.

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

Without doing the big blockbusters, I wouldn't be able to find the money to go after little projects that I want to do.

I'm enthusiastic and ambitious, and I work hard.

Every sequel needs to be bigger and better.

We're trying to make a movie that's interesting.

Sometimes there are people who don't know how to make action movies - and that situation isn't a good one.

I love Tony Jaa. He's one of the best and most capable martial arts stuntmen in the world.

I love to get behind the wheel and get competitive.

I've been unfortunate enough to be working, and recovering from a few injuries now and again.

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.

People like 'Crank,' some people like 'Redemption.' I'm just happy to do things that satiate a different part of me, that test me a little bit.

I'm used to being efficient and a guy that can do more than the average guy can.

I'm not as big a soccer fan as people might imagine, being British.

We were diving in caves. It wasn't totally safe.

I think being a competitive diver for years helps you focus and dedicate yourself to what's needed.

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

I'm certainly not Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt.

People like to pigeonhole you.

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

I should never go with rumors because they're often not correct.

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

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

I've come from nowhere, and I'm not shy to go back.

Every actor has a strength, and sometimes you just respond to things that you see yourself better at. I'm aware of what I can and can't do.

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

Usually I'm trying to work with people that I've worked with before, so we have a certain amount of know-how and what we're going to do together.

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.

My father used to run auctions. He's now a singer in the Canary Islands.

There is something about yourself that you don't know ...

The thing about the UK is we don't really make that many great movies.

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.

Well, I'm used to rubbing shoulders with crooks and criminals.

I'm a big Bruce Lee fan, and if I saw Bruce Lee try to be some namby-pamby lawyer, I'd want my money back.

In L.A., it's very hard to have some kind of conscience of some style out there. The weather's too hot; there's no seasons.