The famous British actor Jason Statham became famous thanks to the films of Guy Ritchie, although his repertoire has many other, no less remarkable films. And by the way, he is still Jason State, not Statham, as they used to call him in Russia. True, despite this, his name is usually just that way, distorting the name beyond recognition. What to do?
Even in his youth, the future actor began to play in a street theater. He was fond of football and diving for a long time, and in the latest sport Statham achieved such success that for 12 years he was a member of the national team of Great Britain. He is a master of martial arts, in particular, jiu-jitsu. Initial skills he gained through training with his father. In his youth, Jason Statham met Winnie Jones, a footballer who had become friends with. Later, they together starred in the films “Big Jackpot” and “Cards, money, two trunks.” Once, the actor said that he regretted that in diving he was not able to achieve participation in the Olympic team of the country. In the 90s, Statham actively shot in advertising.
With the director Guy Ritchie, he met when he saw the future star, selling fake jewelry on the street and no less fake perfume. Statham continued to do this, despite his work in the modeling business. For a role in the “Cards” he received only 5 thousand pounds, and for a role in the “Big Kush” – 15 thousand pounds. But these films brought him fame. Jason Statham – Lefty. By the way, there are a lot of left-handed celebrities in the movie, for example, Keanu Reeves. Sylvester Stallone was so impressed with Statham’s acting game that he offered him a role in The Expendables.
The actor stopped playing football because of the risk of getting some kind of injury that could have crossed his acting career. Cautious approach, it should be noted. For example, the star of the “Lord of the Rings” and “Pirates of the Caribbean” Orlando Bloom was nicknamed “man-unhappiness” due to the fact that as a result of his fascination with extreme sports, he already had dozens of fractures and other injuries. He gave his voice to Sergeant Waters, the character of the computer game Call of Duty. The film Carrier made Statham rich for the first time. For this role, he received his first big money – almost a million dollars. Jason Statham wanted to play the main character in the movie “The Hitman”, an adaptation based on the eponymous computer game, but did not pass the casting. In 1992 at the world championship in diving Statham took the twelfth place.
His portfolio includes four music videos in which he starred. Three of them were removed even when the actor was not at all famous. Jason Statham’s favorite actors are Bruce Lee, Clint Eastwood and Paul Newman. He once publicly stated that he never waited for an Oscar, because the films in which he is shooting usually do not receive this award. Statham never studied acting. The actor is a real “lark”. Wallowing in the morning in bed is not about him. Statham believes that acting is just a job, and filming movies is just a way to make money. His motivation is financial, not creative, and he does not hide it at all. And this does not prevent him from being a good actor.
The actor has repeatedly stated that he will always be grateful to Guy Ritchie for having paved his way to a big movie. Insane stunts in the “Carrier 2” Statham performed independently. The director had a stuntman, but the actor said he wanted to do everything himself, despite the risks. He has repeatedly stated that he plays those roles that are suitable for him, and if one tries to force a person suffering from depression in some drama, the result will be terrible. Jason Statham starred in one of the films of Uwe Boll, whom many critics have called the worst director in history. The best films of his participation, he considers the films Guy Ritchie, in which he starred. Statham admitted that he was pissed when other actors heated up their vocal cords before the start of filming.
