Steven Seagal: Beauty doesn't matter

Steven Seagal never judges an actress based on physical beauty.

The actor has made a name for himself as an action hero, appearing in 90s films such as Hard to Kill and The Patriot.

During his many years in show business, the 63-year-old has had many a leading lady on his arm. But while good looks have always meant something in Hollywood, Steven is after something deeper.

"There’s a difference between the acting and the physical beauty. Like, with acting I got to work with Marg Helgenberger in Fire Down Below," he explained to joblo.com.

"While I don’t think she’s a physical, spectacular, drop dead gorgeous woman, at the same time she’s a spectacular actress. Her performance was wonderful. You know, I’ve worked with Sharon Stone. There’s a ton of women. I can’t even remember how many. I never really picked them because I thought they were beautiful - we usually picked people because they were right for the role."

New action stars are constantly cropping up, with actors such as Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Tom Hardy currently making their mark. Steven is slightly cynical when he thinks of today's movie heroes.

"Nowadays, with special effects, they can take anyone and make them one of the greatest action stars on Earth. It’s a little thing called money," he sighed.

"If you have the money for those special effects, you can do anything. By virtue of the fact that I’m a real guy, I’m doing [things] in real life that a lot of people pretend to do, what they all pretend to do. In the movies, it doesn’t mean anything. No one cares. But in real life, I do all the things other people pretend to do in the movies. It doesn’t mean nothing."