Bloody and Gory Action Attract Maggie Q

'Live Free or Die Hard' star Maggie Q loves to get dirty. The stunning Hawaii-born actress, who plays sexy villain Mai in the film, was happy to get "bloodied and gross" for her fight scene with Bruce Willis, who plays maverick cop John McClane.

She told BANG Showbiz: "I hate it when girls fight and they look too pretty or too smooth. Len Wiseman the director made sure it was so unglamorous and so gritty and dirty and hard-core, and I love that and that's real for me. If two guys got into a fight in the bar they would use elements. And it's kind of awesome. I was like, will there be a day on the set when I was wasn't going to bloodied and dirty and gross? I was so unattractive on set, it was unbelievable."

Bruce, 52, praised his co-star's performance, saying the scene was so explosive Maggie's character should get her own movie. He said: "I smell spin-offs. I hit her with a light-switch, I give her my best left-hook, and she gets up and I'm like, damn this girl is rough. So, she really sold it. Well done, really well done."

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