Beckinsale great-grandfather was a native of Burma, and Kate says that as a child she had a "very Asian appearance". Beckinsale’s stepfather, who came from a working-class family, thought it was pretty funny to hear the curses of the smart girl and he encouraged her for that.

In all parts of the franchise "The Fast and Furious" the viewer could observe a curious phenomenon: with the increase of the serial number in the movie the scenes of fast driving itself are reduced.