Jean-Claude Van Damme has spoken about the experience of filming The Expendables 2.

Van Damme joins returning stars Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Dolph Lundgren in the sequel.


"I have lots of respect for them, so I felt great," the action star told Total Film.

"Stallone was very happy about my acting. He was kinda upset because he didn't know which take to take. So he's a great teacher in a sense of knowing the character. Very intelligent."

Van Damme went on to discuss his breakthrough role in Bloodsport, admitting that he was "a bad actor" at that stage.

"You know, I came out from the street with an agent and we stuck together. So now we'll see, but I think with the karate wave, I came at the right time at the right place.

"It was Bruce Lee, then it was Chuck Norris, then suddenly Jean-Claude Van Damme came in as a white guy, so... I guess it's due to my destiny more than my acting at the time.

"I was a bad actor, man, but the heart was there."

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Well he's a martial artist first who then became an actor. At that time he also really didn't speak much English and had to learn his lines phonetically.

I'm a big fan of his and he's very good at what he does (mindless action movies). If you like those kind of movies he's one of the best.