Sam Asghari Has ‘Nothing but Love’ for Britney Spears, Talks New Heist Movie (Exclusive)

Sam Asghari is part of John Travolta’s art heist team in the new high-stakes action film “The Gentleman Thief.”

It was a full-circle moment since John is one of Sam’s personal idols. Asghari was just 12 years old when he arrived in the U.S. from Iran.

He said, “I didn’t speak English when I first came to America and so I watched a lot of films and watched a lot of Travolta films growing up. There was a specific film that I told him on set. It was a film that it was him and Denzel Washington.”

That game-changing movie was “The Taking of Pelham 123.”

Sam elaborated, “I told him I used to watch that to learn English just because action, it’s very easy, and, you know, it’s been a dream of mine to be in action films and, you know, the world has a funny way to reward you.”

Now, Sam’s ready to go full big-screen action hero like Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

He noted, “I think that trend is coming back around. No offense to Timothée Chalamet or all of these other guys. There’s a place for everybody. Like, I already had the muscles anyway. So I like to keep a great diet to make sure when the opportunity knocks on the door, I’m ready to take it."

Sam shared, "I think I have what it takes and I think the world is working in my favor as long as I’m being a good person and get to inspire others by my craft.”

Since his 2023 split from Britney Spears, Asghari has been “focused on work,” especially TV and film.

He said, “I always like to stay respectful of the past. I love to celebrate the past and, you know, what happens in your life in every chapter.”

Sam only has positive things to say, noting, “It’s nothing but love and nothing but experiences that you get to learn.”

As for what he's learned about fame, Sam shared, "I like to stay grounded as a person. I was always grounded coming to America and having all these different experiences... You get to sort of grow up fast, and when you grow up fast, you learn a lot of things."

He's not worried about the darker side of the spotlight, insisting, "I have a great family and I have a great girlfriend and I have a great dog and, you know, those things ground you. And it's a good thing for me because now I took a college crash course and now I get to be on set with people that also are very successful."