Georges St-Pierre has been making headlines in the MMA world recently.

The former UFC Welterweight Champion and legendary mixed martial artist is mulling over a possible return to the Octagon, but he's certainly in no rush to get back to fighting for a living if he can't come to an agreement with UFC brass.After all, the Canadian icon is currently working on a burgeoning career as an actor, most notably battling Captain America as Georges Batroc in The Winter Soldier.

With St-Pierre's most recent movie, Kickboxer: Vengeance, now available in select theaters and on demand, Myspace caught up with the world-class martial artist to discuss the Kickboxer franchise, working with one of his heroes and life as an actor.

What was it like for you as a martial artist to be a part of a film like Kickboxer: Vengeance?

For me, it was very special because I grew up watching Kickboxer and Jean-Claude Van Damme had such a big influence in my life. I'm from Montreal, Québec and Jean-Claude is from Belgium, so he's really a big, big star where I'm from. For me, being able to work with him and have a fight scene with him is just unbelievable.

After being a star in the mixed martial arts world for so long, what was it like for you to transition into becoming more of an actor?

It's something very different. I have a lot to learn. I'm not the kind of guy to go on to a set and tell people "Oh, do you know who I am?" like I can with UFC guys. I can't do that. It's a completely different thing for me, and I'm here to learn. I practice stunts as much as I can, and the guys on the stunts work with me. They're very nice, and they show me how things should be done. Fighting in mixed martial arts and fighting for the camera are two different things.

How do you think your background in martial arts helps you prepare for fight scenes in movies like Kickboxer: Vengeance?

[Kickboxer: Vengeance is] a martial arts movie. I know what it takes to win in real fight situations, and I know I have a good solid base. But you could be a good MMA fighter and a bad actor, or you could be a good actor and a bad MMA fighter too. They're two different things. For me, of course, I'm aware that I get the opportunity to be in movies because of my mixed martial arts, but I believe that if I want to be successful in it that I need to work very hard and learn as much as I can when I'm on set with the guys. That's what I'm doing. I have a white belt in movies, so to speak, so I go there and want to learn. I learn every time I work on set with these guys, and I try to get better at it. I have acting class, and I'm trying to make myself better in that because I really enjoy doing it. 

Did you have any concerns going into the movie, either about your own performance or the film itself?

For me, I was very excited with this project, and the only thing that I was worried about is that sometimes you do a sequel or a remake and things are bad. It kind of ruins the memory of the first one, so you wish you hadn't done it. But that's not in this movie. It's a fun movie, and just the fact that Jean-Claude accepted to do it is a good sign. He would not have done it if he'd thought it was bad or if it would've kind of ruined the memory of the first one. It's a fun movie with a lot of action, and it's entertaining. The reason why I chose to do this was to be entertained and to have fun, and you're going to be entertained and have fun when you watch this movie.

What was your experience being on set with the cast and crew like?

Everybody in the movie and on set was so nice to me, I'm really thankful for all the help. I look forward to doing some more.