Before film, Jason Statham sold jewelry on the street

Before acting, Jason Statham was not a street-theater performer but a market and street trader in London. He has said he sold jewelry and perfume and also worked as a model. His experience as a seller helped at an audition for Guy Ritchie’s first film, *Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels* (1998): Ritchie asked him to pitch jewelry as he had done in real life. Separately, Statham was a competitive diver.