“At least in making an action film, there's always going to be someone who wants to see a car chase. Even if a lot of the people don't like it, there will be a lot of people that do. But bad comedy is just garbage.”

English actor

Jason Statham is an English actor known for playing tough, gritty, or violent characters in action thriller films. He has been credited with helping drive the return of action films in the 2000s and 2010s. His screen persona is closely tied to those roles, and his films have been highly successful at the box office. By 2017, they had grossed more than £1.1 billion, and the films he appeared in had taken over $6.25 billion worldwide.