Jason Statham does comedy ... and passes


He might have been acting in action movies all these years, but Statham can do comedy too, as seen in Spy. — Filepic

When director Guy Ritchie was looking for an actor to play a street corner con man, rather than cast a professional, he gave the part to Jason Statham, who at the time was selling perfume and jewellery on the streets of London.

Did that really happen? I asked Statham.

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