Stone Cold Steve Austin Interview 2.8.2010
Posted by David Damage on Monday, May 2, 2011
Under: Archive Interviews
The
New York Post has a special feature looking at the new action movie
"The Expendables" - which they've dubbed the 'manliest movie ever.' The
action movie, which hits theaters in the United States on August 13th,
features an all-star action hero cast of Sylvester Stallone, Randy
Couture, Jason Statham, Steve Austin, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren and more.
Austin was interviewed for the piece and had the following to say about:
His
Favorite Action Movie: “I’d have to go with the first ‘Rocky.’ I saw
that, got up the next morning, drank my eggs and was running down the
street like an idiot.”
The Toughest "Expendable": “The guys are
all tough, but if you’re going to sit there and talk about a physical
fight, I don’t think anyone will give you any argument that Randy
Couture is that guy.”
His Last Real Fight: “I damn near got into a
couple fights in the ring. When a guy snubs you a bit too hard, we call
that a ‘potato.’ Depending on how good-natured you are, that dictates
how many potatoes you want to take. When you’ve had enough, you send
back what’s called a ‘receipt.’ Then it goes accordingly. Usually when
you get a potato and send back a receipt, things settle down pretty
fast.”
The Toughest Stunt He Did In The Movie: “My fight with
Stallone. Being in a physical place with that guy and nothing but a
brick and concrete floor with sand on it, and getting cut up and
grinded. It was like rolling around on sandpaper. And on top of that,
not wanting to throw the wrong punch and hit that guy, because that’s
your star. It’s a moment of stress fighting with a guy like Sly, because
I don’t care if you’re Steve Austin or not, you throw the wrong punch,
you’re probably going to be gone.”
His Favorite onscreen kill: “I
don’t even know. That’s a shame that I have to think about that. That
only inspires me in my next endeavor to kill someone in such an
extravagant fashion that we’ll have something to talk about next time.”
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