As an actor, there’s no better way to demonstrate your craft than by risking your life for a multibillion dollar studio franchise. We asked some of today’s biggest action stars to describe their most dangerous stunts, and here is what they said.
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Anthony Hopkins
Anthony Hopkins
“In Remains of the Day, it was actually me performing the butler’s subtle but anguished decision to put duty over intimacy.”
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Gal Gadot
Gal Gadot
“I did everything you saw in WW84 since no stunt women wanted to be associated with it.”
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Leonardo DiCaprio
Leonardo DiCaprio
“Titanic really tested my physical limits because I had to be romantically involved with someone that was my own age.”
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Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise
“I’ve died performing a stunt in every movie I’ve ever been in. They always bring me back. They won’t let me rest.”
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Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan
“I’ve suffered a skull fracture, a broken nose, and a dislocated cheekbone, all from filming a single V8 commercial.”
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Vin Diesel
Vin Diesel
“Everything’s a stunt when you’re driving with a learner’s permit!”
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Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet
“While the footage ended up looking incredible, I actually almost drowned shooting the scene in Titanic where Rose drinks a beer.”
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Jason Statham
Jason Statham
“I work with a stunt coach who had me feel the pain of a bullet wound just in case it came up during Gnomeo & Juliet.”
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Christian Bale
Christian Bale
“I once had to stand in a room with 15 crewmen and 35 extras for a whole four hours.”
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Steve-O
Steve-O
“I don’t know. Everything we do is CGI.”
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Michael Gambon
Michael Gambon
“The Harry Potter producers refused to get me a stunt double even though I was terrified of being surrounded by so many children.”
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Bruce Willis
Bruce Willis
“While shooting Die Hard, [Director] John [McTiernan] insisted I crawl through the air ducts even though we were still awaiting the diagnostics from HVAC on mold and pollutants.”
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Pierce Brosnan
Pierce Brosnan
“You don’t know pain until you’ve filmed Mama Mia! and fried the living shit out of your vocal cords singing ‘SOS.’”
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Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage
“I insisted my face actually be covered in the bees even though the director said I absolutely didn’t have to do that for Moonstruck.”
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Keanu Reeves
Keanu Reeves
“It wasn’t for a movie, but I once jumped off of a galloping horse only to get hit by a taxi while being chased by hit men down the streets of New York City.”
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Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Stallone
“I knew it was risky, but I told the Rocky producers I didn’t want a double to perform my dialogue.”
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Daniel Craig
Daniel Craig
“The floor in Casino Royale was really, really slippery.”
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Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger
“Don’t tell anyone, but that was a stunt double the entire time I was governor of California.”
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