“I put so much pressure on myself to raise the bar with each and every project. I treat it like every film is my last, and I make sure I pour everything I have into every film I make because if I'm not trying to improve, someone else will.” IfsTryingLastsFilmProjectsTreatsPressureRaisesBarsRaising The Bar Author:Scott Adkins
“In the film industry, we tend to pick up where others have left off, and Id like to think the influences I picked up from Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Sylvester Stallone and Jean-Claude Van Damme are visible in my work.” ThinkingFilmLeftInfluenceIndustryPicksVisibleVansFilm IndustryJackieVan Damme Author:Scott Adkins
“I do find violence entertaining, but that doesn't make me a bad person. I grew up watching all these action films when I was a kid. My dad would bring back 'Rambo' and whatever, and we'd watch it together. It's not affected me in any way other than I just appreciate the entertainment value of violence on film.” WayPersonsKidsActionTogetherFilmValuesWatchesViolenceGrewDadGrew UpAppreciateMy DadEntertainmentAffectedEntertainingAction FilmsRambo Author:Scott Adkins
“I'll be honest, I never saw myself making a ninja movie, never entertained the idea. I think ninja films can be quite cheesy unless you do them in feudal Japan.” ThinkingIdeasFilmSawsHonestIllBeing HonestJapanCheesyNinja Author:Scott Adkins
“I did martial arts since I was 10 years old, and I've got as much love for the movies as I have for martial arts, so when I was 18 years old, I started studying performing arts with the eye of getting into the film industry and went to drama school after that.” YearsArtEyeSchoolFilmStudyIndustryDramaPerformingMartial ArtsFilm IndustryMuch LovePerforming Arts Author:Scott Adkins
“I was about 10 years old. I just remember the film Enter the Dragon with Bruce Lee blowing my mind on the screen and I thought to myself, "That's what I want to do for a living when I'm older." Bruce Lee was so magnetic and charismatic and held the screen so well. It's just a very powerful performance in that film. That's the first memory I have - him in that movie.” MindRememberFilmMemoriesPowerfulVery PowerfulCharismatic Author:Scott Adkins
“The genre of '80s action movies, I think, changed really when The Matrix came out and Keanu Reeves was able to perform kung fu. Then you had Matt Damon in the Bourne films, doing a great job. So it's different now, they can train actors to do their own fights convincingly on screen, so those guys aren't needed anymore. But I think everything goes around in circles; people still do want to see the guys that can do stuff for real, that's why The Expendables is so popular. I think it will come back again.” PeopleThinkingDifferentRealActionFilmGuyFightingChangedTrainGreat JobAction MovieKung FuDamonBourne Author:Scott Adkins
