Scott Adkins Net Worth

Scott Adkins's Quotes

• [on doing fight choreography] Dolph's really easygoing. He's a big guy and he likes his movements to be that of a bigger guy; a little bit slower and more powerful. So you need to address the choreography for Dolph. So it's a flurry for me, and then a nice powerful movement from him. With Jean-Claude, to be honest, I have to dumb it down a little bit to cater for him, I'm afraid to say, because we're from different eras. We do it faster, more like they do in Hong Kong these days. And when Van Damme came up, they were doing it the Western way. That's a bit slower and a bit more step to step.
• I'm like the king of the low-budget sequel. People ask, 'What film are you going to do next?'. I don't know, but it's probably got a 3 or 4 in the title.
• Back in the '80s, you needed the real action guys with the real physiques, not strap-on bodysuits. Guys like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone. That became the genre of '80s action movies. I think it 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.
• 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.
• I can pretty much say that because of Bruce Lee and Jean-Claude Van Damme, that's why I do what I do today.

Interesting Facts about Scott Adkins

1. Had to turn down a part in Ice Planet (2001) due to scheduling conflicts with Holby City (1999).
2. Although mostly known for his work in action films Scott was also a regular on many TV shows in Great Britain.
3. Was offered the role of "Dan Paine" in The Expendables (2010).
4. Is known for doing many of his own stunts.
5. Father of Carmel Adkins.
6. Taught kickboxing to children of television writer Tony Jordan, who subsequently cast him in small roles in his daytime serials.
7. Was cast as the character Hector in Expendables 2 (2012), henchman of the bad guy, Vilain, played by Scott's idol, Jean-Claude Van Damme.
8. He auditioned for the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman in Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice (2016) and was the subject of a fan campaign to get him cast. The role eventually went to Ben Affleck.
9. Gained his first black belt in Taekwondo at the age of nineteen.
10. He began training in martial arts at thirteen after he was mugged.
11. He is trained in Taekwondo, Kickboxing, Ninjutsu, Krav Maga, Karate, Wushu, Jiujitsu, Muay Thai, Capoeira and Acrobatic Gymnastics.