I personally think a fight scene is the most cinematic thing you can witness because all the elements of filmmaking come together, you know, with the camera speed changes, editing, make up effects and general smoke and mirrors of trying… — 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 from Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Sylvester Stallone and Jean-Claude Van Damme are visible in my work. — Scott Adkins Copy Share
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, and I had Jean-Claude. — Scott Adkins Copy Share
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
