Whats the best way for someone to become a stuntman now?
It’s getting very very tough. The best calling card into the stunt industry these days is being something like a world champion gymnast, world champion motorcycle rider, world champion fencer or a karate expert. Dana Hee [Nicole Kidman’s stunt double, among other things], who is a very successful stuntwoman, got into it because she was a gold medal winner in Tae Kwon Do. The best way is to have some skill set, even an incredibly specialized one, that you’re the best in the world at. And that’s just to start. That’s not even the way to guarantee that you’re going to make a living. But that’s the way to get doors open. Also if you look identical to a major motion picture star, that tends to decrease the actual skill set you need to get a job because producers go ‘This guy looks just like him. We need to use him. Can you train him?’ That’s what we did on Spiderman 2. This kid, he was working in Staples, and the producers met him in Chicago and flew him out to L.A. and he became sort of th
