People say, be wary of sequels, but I was gung ho to do this as much as you possibly could be, ... The Transporter was an amazing turn in my career -- my first leading role. I got to do a lot of action, which I'd always wanted to do as a very physical person, especially with my background as an athlete for years, and so to incorporate all that into a movie role was like a dream come true for me. And then to do it for a second time? It's a real privilege. There's a ton of actors out there who'd give their right leg to do it, so to go, `No, I'm too good for a sequel' is a little bit out of my mindset. |
That was a nasty cut; she had a couple stitches in there, ... She's wearing no clothes, so it's hard to protect yourself from any kind of shrapnel that's pinging around in the room. That particular sequence, there was glass, wood and material. ... I got a piece in the wrist and pulled that out, that's expected. It would be nice if we could avoid that kind of thing, but when you're making an action movie it's par for the course. |
that's where I get to express myself. |
The Professional. |
The Transporter 2. |
This time we throw as much [stuff] at him [Frank] as we could. We see a side of him we haven't see before. How he can operate around the kid and we see how ... useless he is around women. |
This time we throw as much s..t at him (Frank) as we could. |
We are so used to making empty promises on a daily basis, ... Here's a guy who makes a promise to a kid and risks his own life to keep that word. So I think people think, 'Oh, I wish I could be that good.' |
What do you mean for a change, mate? ... There are always more people more sinister than myself. |
You don't have to think as hard about the character because you've already established the little details that are needed. This is something we did with Luc before ... and that's part of the fun, to create the character and the little nuances that make him different than the usual guy. We didn't have to go through any of that this time. |