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… — Scott Adkins Copy Share Image
I turned to my mom and said, 'I'm going to be a martial arts movie star.' She didn't believe me, and neither did my… — Scott Adkins Copy Share Image
Best fight ever in a movie: 'They Live.' I want to do a martial arts version of that, where you think it's ended, and… — Scott Adkins Copy Share Image
I'm good when I've got a bit of an edge, like the Clint Eastwood type of archetypal character. The tough guy that doesn't say… — Scott Adkins Copy Share Image
When I was ten years old, my dad and brother did judo, so I went along because I felt like I was missing out.… — Scott Adkins Copy Share Image
I just remember Bruce Lee blowing my mind on the screen, and I thought to myself, Thats what I want to do for a… — Scott Adkins Copy Share Image
My weapon of choice is the nunchuck. I do like the bo as well, which I use, the staff. I'm not so good with… — Scott Adkins Copy Share Image
I've been typecast. People don't want to take a risk or a chance. Quite a few times they've come up to me and say… — Scott Adkins Copy Share Image
In the film industry, we tend to pick up where others have left off, and I'd like to think the influences I picked up… — Scott Adkins Copy Share Image
Im always trying to improve my skills as an actor. I think it shows in El Gringo; it shows in the new Universal Soldier.… — Scott Adkins Copy Share Image
I'm just about the movies; I enjoy the dexterity of actors in action movies and the choreography side of things. You've just got to… — Scott Adkins Copy Share Image
My bedroom was plastered with pictures of Van Damme. My mother was worried about me. Most teenage boys have half-naked women on their walls,… — Scott Adkins Copy Share Image
You've got to be a certain type of person to be a professional fighter. I prefer to do it for pretend. — Scott Adkins Copy Share Image
