"I've been unfortunate enough to be working, and recovering from a few injuries now and again"
About this Quote
The subtext is classic Statham: he’s not selling artistry, he’s selling function. Working isn’t glamour here; it’s mileage. The joke is that success, for this type of action star, comes packaged with damage, and he’s too practical (or too British) to romanticize it. He’s also signaling a particular kind of professionalism: the job continues, the body gets patched, the cycle repeats.
Context matters because Statham’s persona is built on physical competence and a no-nonsense masculinity that reads as anti-Hollywood. This quote fits the post-2000s action economy where “doing your own stunts” is marketing, but he resists the performative heroics of it. He implies he’s not chasing danger for clout; danger is just what happens when you treat action filmmaking like a trade. The result is a low-key flex disguised as complaint, which is exactly why it works.
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| Topic | Work |
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| Source | Help us find the source |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Statham, Jason. (2026, January 16). I've been unfortunate enough to be working, and recovering from a few injuries now and again. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/ive-been-unfortunate-enough-to-be-working-and-109598/
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Statham, Jason. "I've been unfortunate enough to be working, and recovering from a few injuries now and again." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/ive-been-unfortunate-enough-to-be-working-and-109598/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I've been unfortunate enough to be working, and recovering from a few injuries now and again." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/ive-been-unfortunate-enough-to-be-working-and-109598/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.



