Hollywood actor and action star Jason Statham has honestly opened up about how his determination to do his own stunts has sometimes negatively affected his life. Statham, who is known for his roles in films such as “The Mechanic,” discussed how he sometimes pushes things too far and how he plans to approach his performances as he moves into a new stage of his career.
Jason Statham Speaks About The Consequences of Doing His Own Stunts
While speaking to BBC News ahead of the release of his latest film “Shelter,” Statham discussed the way that he is always determined to do his own stunts and put in maximum effort. According to the actor, this is driven by a desire to push himself “a little bit further than the last time” with each performance.
However, the actor also acknowledges that this can have negative consequences. “There have been a lot of stunts where I went too far,” he says. “When you get hurt, a lot of the time you think, ‘why did I do that, why didn’t I get a stunt man to do that?'”
Statham went on to reveal some of the injuries he has suffered after performing stunts on set. He said, “I’ve hurt my neck a few times, I’ve hurt a lot of things a few times and that reminds you of your mistakes.”
Jason Statham Shows No Signs of Slowing Down
With the actor now approaching his 60th birthday, you might think that he has plans to slow down somewhat. Especially when you consider that he has two young children with his partner Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.
Yet, the 58-year-old also revealed that he doesn’t want to stop committing physically to his movie roles. In the interview, he went on to say that he has an “in for a penny, in for a pound” mentality, which means he can’t slow down as much as some may expect. He also feels it would be a waste of his skills if he didn’t get stuck into the stunt work.
“I like to get in front of the camera and do as much as I can,” he added. “I’ve spent many years learning different disciplines and given I have the technical skills to take on these complex action sequences, I like to get stuck in.”
In any case, Statham believes that he’s “not that old” and stays fit and healthy thanks to “lots of physio.”
“As you get into your later years you’re less bouncy than when you were 25, but I’m still going,” he explains.
