"I do have a stunt double because there are certain things that they won't let me do. Like they won't set fire to me. They won't like let me jump off a 20 story building. There are certain big stunts that it's just impossible to get insurance to let me do, but for the most part I'd say I do probably 75% of my stuff"
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The joke is in the “they won’t let me” phrasing. He casts the unnamed “they” - insurers, producers, safety coordinators, lawyers - as killjoy gatekeepers, which lets him keep his self-image intact: he would do it all if the grown-ups didn’t intervene. That’s a neat bit of identity management. He’s not merely an actor hitting marks; he’s a body on the line, an old-school leading man in an era where green screens and doubles can make anyone look fearless.
The specificity of the examples (“set fire to me,” “jump off a 20 story building”) sells the authenticity. He’s giving you the tactile extremes, then pulling back to an oddly precise statistic: 75%. That number is less a fact than a vibe, a way to quantify grit without sounding delusional.
Context matters here: modern action TV depends on a careful split between risk and control. O'Loughlin’s quote reassures fans that the performance is still “real,” while quietly advertising that the production is responsible. It’s a PR-friendly contradiction: selling danger, while proving everyone did the paperwork.
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O'Loughlin, Alex. (2026, January 17). I do have a stunt double because there are certain things that they won't let me do. Like they won't set fire to me. They won't like let me jump off a 20 story building. There are certain big stunts that it's just impossible to get insurance to let me do, but for the most part I'd say I do probably 75% of my stuff. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-do-have-a-stunt-double-because-there-are-63339/
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O'Loughlin, Alex. "I do have a stunt double because there are certain things that they won't let me do. Like they won't set fire to me. They won't like let me jump off a 20 story building. There are certain big stunts that it's just impossible to get insurance to let me do, but for the most part I'd say I do probably 75% of my stuff." FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-do-have-a-stunt-double-because-there-are-63339/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I do have a stunt double because there are certain things that they won't let me do. Like they won't set fire to me. They won't like let me jump off a 20 story building. There are certain big stunts that it's just impossible to get insurance to let me do, but for the most part I'd say I do probably 75% of my stuff." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-do-have-a-stunt-double-because-there-are-63339/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
