Nadine Velazquez Quotes

Before 'Race 3,' I had not done a role which required me to do action.

In 'The Condemned,' if you saw the movie, that's all me; I'll go toe to toe with anyone in an action movie.

'Immortals' is all action. I love action movies. That's really where I want to spearhead my career.

I always wanted to do some sort of action film - even a superhero movie - and when 'Lucy' came out, I was like, 'That's what I want to do.'

When I was growing up, it was Clint Eastwood, it was Harrison Ford and Steve McQueen - these guys were tough. They were leading men, but they were also tough and physical.

Jason Statham is one of my favorites. I've watched basically every single one of his action movies, and they're all creative.

I like action movies, and I prefer to watch a bad Hong Kong action movie to just about anything else.

I don't think I've ever been called up for an action film with a male lead - which is a shame. I'd love to take on Bond.

I would love to be the lead in an action movie. I would love to be like Emily Blunt in 'Edge of Tomorrow.'

It's absolutely physically demanding to play the role of Wolverine. There's a lot of action, and I try to do as much of it as I can because it's better for the audience.

I would like to be in a superhero movie where I do martial arts.

People would come to me and say, 'Jet, your Kung Fu is pretty good, do you want to be an action star when you grow up?' At 17, I was given the script and I went to make the movie.

I mean, I love action films, you know, good action films.

I would just love to do something where I'd have to train and work really hard and do one of those types of action movies, which a lot of women are doing now.

Look at every action movie in Hollywood. Every leading man from Spider-Man to Batman to James Bond, 'Bourne Identity', every one of them possesses martial arts skills.

I'm not looking at an action movie as something where I just jump around and look beautiful and show my muscles. Since there are so few people that do this and have that pedigree, people disregard their contribution.

I really like action-dramas like 'The Professional' or 'La Femme Nikita.' I'd really like to be in a movie like that.

I consider myself a martial artist and an actor. They can work together or individually. I love to do action. I love having a good role in which I can act and fight. That's double happiness.

I would really like to do a straight action movie that's hardcore - heavy action, like 'The Expendables' or 'Fast Five.'

I always wanted to do an action movie, not particularly 'Bond.'

As for action movies, I did Tarzan, and I'm also about to shoot Meltdown, which John Carpenter wrote.

I didn't even know how to judge 'Die Hard 1.' It's not anything I know how to judge. I'd never seen an action movie. I'd never seen a Sly Stallone movie or an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie or a Charles Bronson movie. And that is the truth.

When I did 'Good Guys Wear Black,' I had a lot of dialogue in that movie.

I am dying to do an action movie. I can do my own stunts; I can do this.

Of course I love the action. I absolutely love doing action movies; it's what makes me tick, but I think my dream role is a movie that Will Smith's company has called 'Paper Wings.'