“You should see me during an action film. I look like an abuse victim.” ShouldLooksActionFilmAbuseVictimAction Films Author:Maggie Q
“I will always continue to make stupid action films but I think 'V For Vendetta' is a very smart film and I think that people will feel differently about things when they see it.” PeopleThinkingFeelsActionFilmStupidSmartVery SmartAction FilmsVendetta Author:Joel Silver
“For me, some of the happiest moments on a live-action film are the awkward moments. One actor says something to another actor. They didn't expect that performance from that actor; that affects their return performance.” MomentsActionFilmActorsReturnPerformancesAwkwardAction Films Author:Gore Verbinski
“There's good art and there's bad art. A lot of action films are bad art, but Paul Greengrass showed us with the Bourne films that it's possible to make an action film with a political, social conscience.” ArtActionFilmPoliticalSocialConscienceGood ArtAction FilmsBourne Author:Joe Wright
“I'm a tomboy at the end of the day, so anything that causes me to have to run around, fight people, roll in the dirt, hop a fence - I'm all for it. So I really would love to do an action film.” PeopleEndsRunningActionFilmFightingCausesThe End Of The DayHopsDirtFenceAction Films Author:Emayatzy E. Corinealdi
“I think what makes a good action film is a story that gets you involved. Just action, by itself, is not going to work.” ThinkingStoriesActionFilmInvolvedGoing To WorkAction FilmsGood Actions Author:Jan de Bont
“I'd love to do a Paul Greengrass movie, or something like that, that's a character-driven action film. I'd like someone to make me go to the gym every day, and all that stuff. I don't know. Wherever the good characters are, I tend to try to get a job. It was nice because this was dipping my toe in the action genre. Maybe I might put my foot in, next time.” KnowsTryingCharacterMightActionJobsFilmNextStuffNiceFeetDrivenGenreGymNext TimeToesGood CharacterAction Films Author:Carey Mulligan
“If you look at the films that I've done generally, you would probably get an idea of what I'm most interested in, and if ever I do something unusual like a science fiction film or an action film or a comedy or something, then that to me feels like a step to the side to do something different.” IfsFeelsLooksIdeasDifferentDoneActionFilmSidesFictionStepsComedyScience FictionUnusualAction Films Author:Guy Pearce
“Hollywood seems to succumb to fads. Well, action films do well. Give me violence. Give me a scene where there's a couple of car chases or shooting and stuff like that. They're forgetting the fact that there's a basic structure to a story that is essential to making it really broad and appealing.” GivingWellsFactsStoriesSeemsActionFilmStuffForgetViolenceCarCoupleSceneEssentialsHollywoodGive MeStructureShootingBroadsFadsAction Films Author:Clint Eastwood
“I've made a way to allow myself to do big films, small films, dramas, comedies, action films, horror films, or whatever interests me, as a movie-goer. I like watching myself in movies. I want to choose movies that allow me to enjoy myself, the way that I want to entertain myself.” WayWantMadeBigsActionFilmEnjoyInterestComedyDramaHorrorHorror FilmAction Films Author:Samuel L. Jackson
“Everyone has this conjecture that action films are somewhat less prestigious than dramatic films. Nothing could be further from the truth. I've done them both and this is hard and dangerous.” HardDoneActionFilmDangerousDramaticConjectureAction FilmsPrestigious Author:Sylvester Stallone
“Action film is really easy to do, you just get in a car and smash through things and it's called action. The real key is what happens between the action when it's quiet. Loud is easy. Quiet, real hard.” RealHardHappensActionFilmEasyCarKeysQuietLoudAction Films Author:Sylvester Stallone
“I love action films. It's my favorite genre.” ActionFilmMy FavoriteGenreAction Films Author:Til Schweiger
“Screenwriting involves an often un-personal process. Co-writers, directors, producers, everyone has a say in what you put on a page, and stories are constantly changing according to budget, actors, and commercial needs. Films are a collaborative process and are also inherently narrative and structured, so you are always working within very tight parameters. Short fiction unleashes a more intimate voice and a passion for language. I believe short narratives can have the same amount of danger and drama as any action film.” NeedsBelieveStoriesActionFilmPassionActorsLanguageI BelieveProcessVoiceFictionDangerAmountDramaDirectorsPagesProducersNarrativeBudgetsIntimateScreenwritingParametersAction FilmsAlways Working Author:Chiara Barzini
“I always enjoy working with an international crew and director. But on the set of a Hollywood action film - now that's a whole other world. The sheer grand scale of the way things are done over there makes me envious; it's just so different from the way things are done in Japan.” WorldWayDifferentDoneWholeActionFilmEnjoyDirectorsHollywoodInternationalScalesJapanSheerCrewOther WorldsEnviousAction Films Author:Tadanobu Asano
“I do find violence entertaining, but that doesn't make me a bad person. I grew up watching all these action films when I was a kid. My dad would bring back 'Rambo' and whatever, and we'd watch it together. It's not affected me in any way other than I just appreciate the entertainment value of violence on film.” WayPersonsKidsActionTogetherFilmValuesWatchesViolenceGrewDadGrew UpAppreciateMy DadEntertainmentAffectedEntertainingAction FilmsRambo Author:Scott Adkins
“I think my mom is the inspiration of me wanting to do film and TV and be an actor because she loved film so much. She loved, like, horror films and action films, so growing up, she loved watching all the Charles Bronson films and all the westerns.” ThinkingInspirationActionFilmActorsGrowing UpGrowingTvsMomHorrorMy MomHorror FilmAction Films Author:Rick Gonzalez
“Maybe because I come from choreography, I've always felt that there's something about action films that made it very natural for me to go that way. It's story through movement.” WayMadeStoriesActionFilmFeltNaturalMovementMade ItChoreographyAction Films Author:Rob Marshall
“So much emotion can be brought in an animated film that's very hard to get in a live-action film. I haven't quite put my finger on why, but it might be because the characters can make facial expression that, if you made them in a movie, they'd call them corny.” IfsMadeHardCharacterMightActionFilmEmotionHavensExpressionFingersCornyAnimatedFacialAction FilmsFacial ExpressionAnimated Films Author:Steve Martin
“I find animated movies very touching. They reach an audience that's hard to get with a live-action film.” HardActionFilmAudienceTouchingAnimatedAction FilmsAnimated Movies Author:Steve Martin
“I like action films, not exclusively, but I like Samurai films. I like Westerns. Not so much war pictures, but a few. I like kinetic cinema.” WarActionFilmCinemaSamuraiAction Films Author:Alexander Payne
“You do a movie and, even if it's not a comedy or it's not an action film, you get a little taste of it, and then I want to do it full force.” IfsWantLittlesActionFilmForceComedyTasteAction Films Author:Ashley Greene
“I do love action films and I hope I'm going to do many more and learn lots of new crafts 'cause that's the joy of movies.” ActionFilmJoyCausesCraftsAction Films Author:Luke Evans
“I approach every film I do in the same way, whether it's an action film or not an action film. I guess if a certain physicality lends itself to action, but I started acting before I reached puberty. I was 7 years old when I started acting. It wasn't until I became a bouncer in New York.” IfsWayYearsActionFilmCertainActingNew YorkApproachPubertyPhysicalityAction Films Author:Vin Diesel
“I love it all. I don't want to go through my career with one hand tied behind my back. I love making kids happy. I love the midnight audience. I like intense dramas. And I like high-adrenaline action films.” WantHandsKidsActionFilmBehindsCareersAudienceDramaIntenseTiedMidnightAdrenalineLove MakingAction FilmsBehind My BackHands Tied Author:Nicolas Cage
“I love animated films when they are good, because they do bring a lot of emotion and heart that's very difficult to get in a live action film.” HeartActionFilmDifficultEmotionAnimatedAction FilmsAnimated Films Author:Steve Martin
“I like working on action films, and I like working on movies that are comic book based, or that have this theme, because they're things I watched or loved as a kid.” BookKidsActionFilmComicComic BookAction Films Author:Megan Fox
“In my mind, martial arts movies are martial arts movies and action is action. It's quite different, because martial arts doesn't just have physical form; you have a philosophy, internal and external. A lot of it involves your life. How you see the world. An action film I think is just about the movement. I think it's different.” ThinkingWorldMindArtDifferentPhilosophyActionFilmFormMovementInternalsMartial ArtsAction Films Author:Jet Li
“When you assemble animation teams the way you do a live-action film, you're often struggling a bit to get a cohesive team together, so if you have a team that works well together, you're hoping for another film so that you can refine the team.” IfsWayWellsActionTogetherFilmBitsStruggleTeamAnimationAction Films Author:Brad Bird
“Yeah loads of bruises and welts, usually around the hip, arse, thigh region and elbows. Elbows got knocked up big time, but it was so much fun. I hadn't done a meaty action film in seven or eight years, so it was fun to explore that aspect of storytelling again.” YearsDoneBigsActionFilmFunAspectYeahSevenEightStorytellingHipsRegionsLoadThighsElbowsBruisesAction FilmsArsesKnocked Up Author:Colin Farrell
“I mean you can go wherever you want with it really. No matter what story you're telling you're always representing some reality. You are always representing human beings, their fears, their shortcomings, their braveries, their doubts, their loves, their abilities, their brilliance and those things inevitably lead to bigger political systems, foreign policy and crime and religion. It's an action film. We are not taking a stance about big government.” WantHumansMeanMatterStoriesBigsRealityGovernmentActionFilmPoliticalHuman BeingsAbilityDoubtCrimePolicyBiggerBraveryNo Matter WhatForeign PolicyBrillianceShortcomingsRepresentingPolitical SystemsStanceBig GovernmentAction Films Author:Colin Farrell
“Action films are emotionally and physically draining, and you're dirty and sweaty. In a romantic comedy, you have to have your fingernails perfect, you're in air-conditioned rooms the whole time.” WholeActionFilmPerfectRoomsComedyAirDirtyFingernailsAction FilmsDraining Author:Morris Chestnut
“If you're a fan of it, there's a lot of things that plays into what the fans of the series want. If you've never seen them before, a lot of people who have seen it tell me that it's the most accessible of the three. It's a solid story, by itself, and it's more of a sort of action film. When I was watching Twilight the other day, I realized that you do need to read the book to get it.” PeopleIfsWantNeedsBookPlayStoriesActionFilmThreeFansSeriesI RealizedTwilightAction Films Author:Robert Pattinson
“My idea of a romantic night is to watch action films.” IdeasActionFilmNightWatchesAction Films Author:Corey Hart
“You can be moved by an animated film and not by a live action film. There could be great inspiration in and humanity in that animated story.” StoriesInspirationActionFilmHumanityMovedAnimatedAction FilmsAnimated Films Author:Geoffrey S. Fletcher
“I've always really loved action films, but I don't see myself as a superhero girl.” ActionFilmGirlSuperheroAction Films Author:Amy Adams
“We see films all the time, whether they have access to all kinds of intellectual property or artifacts, and the one thing that they don't get is story. So I think whether you're talking about a biopic or an action film or a science-fiction film that has all the CGI in the world, if you're not trying to connect with an audience, it doesn't really matter.” IfsThinkingWorldTryingKindMatterStoriesActionFilmFictionTalkingAudienceOne ThingIntellectualScience FictionPropertyAccessAll KindsIntellectual PropertyArtifactsAction FilmsCgi Author:John Ridley
“I think there are three types of actors. There are the ones that do the ego thing, which is "I'm never going to look bad in a movie, ever." This is mostly the action film dudes, like, "Nah, hell no. He ain't punchin' me! I'd whoop his ass!" Then you've got the activist type who bases their decisions in the development of a character on what it symbolizes to society - what the ethical code is. And then the third type is a true thespian who doesn't give a flying rat's ass what it is as long as it's deep, powerful, and painful, and they will dive in headfirst. I really respect those people.” PeopleThinkingGivingLooksLongCharacterActionFilmThreeActorsDecisionPowerfulHellTypeDevelopmentEgoThirdsBasesPainfulFlyingAssCodeActivistEthicalRatsAction FilmsThespians Author:Michelle Rodriguez
“Whether that's an action film or a comedy or a drama or anything in between, I'm willing to prove that I can play with the big boys.” I CanPlayBigsActionFilmBoysComedyWillingDramaProveAction Films Author:Sasha Grey
“I was keen to direct an action film, and when Reliance approached me for the remake of Singham, I saw an opportunity to return to my first love.” FirstsActionFilmOpportunitySawsReturnDirectFirst LoveRelianceRemakesAction Films Author:Rohit Shetty
“Very few people make exterior movies anymore. It's always action films driven by action and quick editing.” PeopleActionFilmDrivenEditingExteriorAction Films Author:Janusz Kaminski
“I love doing action films that do challenge me physically. I feel it's my job to keep my stamina up and be as physically fit as possible, so that I can just jump in and do it. It takes its toll sometimes and it's hard work, but I love that.” FeelsI CanSometimesHardActionJobsFilmChallengesHard WorkFitTollsStaminaAction FilmsPhysically Fit Author:Julie Benz
“The world of Ultimate Spider-Man is funny. I can't imagine a live-action film where he's Principal Coulson and dealing with some of the pranks from these guys.” MenWorldI CanActionFilmGuyImagineUltimatePrincipalSpidersSpider ManPranksAction Films Author:Clark Gregg
“We're not just horror fans. We're film fans. I love action films. I want to do action films. I want to do romantic comedies. I love all this stuff. So, if I find the good material, I'll do it.” IfsWantActionFilmStuffComedyFansMaterialsHorrorAction FilmsHorror Fans Author:James Wan
“I think that Lethal Weapon-style dialogue is overused, it's a necessary aspect of high action films where you have to have the smart retort. You have to say "I'll be back baby" and stuff. It's not my style.” ThinkingActionFilmStuffStyleBabyWeaponsSmartAspectDialogueAction FilmsRetortsOverusedLethal Weapon Author:George Lucas
“I'm a big fan of the 70's action films. Where there is a lot of character and a lot of great action, but the action is kind of cemented with a great back-story with characters. And I thought, this kind of reminded me of the movies that, early on when I was telling Dwayne (Johnson) and the guys, the producer... my whole thing is if you look at a movie like The Driver by Walter Hill, it's a film where there's no names. They are just named, "the driver", "the cop".” IfsLooksKindWholeCharacterStoriesBigsActionFilmGuyNamesFansProducersHillsDriversCopJohnsonAction Films Author:George Tillman, Jr.
“There's something very terrifying about that and very primal about it. It's my belief that what horror does for people is that it provides that primal fear that, when we were wild hunter-gatherers, we had as part of our natural lives because maybe something was trying to hunt and gather you as well. We don't have that anymore in life and that's one of the things that horror films and action films provide for us.” PeopleTryingWellsDoeActionFilmBeliefNaturalHorrorHuntersHuntsPrimalHorror FilmAction FilmsNatural LifeHunter GatherersPrimal Fear Author:Paul W. S. Anderson
“Suddenly, Westerns, which were our action films and what the working man went to see to blow off steam and have a good time, became boring to most people growing up from the Eighties on, because they're kind of pastoral.” PeopleMenKindActionFilmGrowing UpGrowingBlowBoringGood TimesOur ActionsEightyHaving A Good TimeSteamWorking ManAction Films Author:Quentin Tarantino
“I think there are three types of actors. There are the ones that do the ego thing, which is "I'm never going to look bad in a movie, ever." This is mostly the action film dudes, like, "Nah, hell no. He ain't punchin' me! I'd whoop his ass!"” ThinkingLooksActionFilmThreeActorsHellTypeEgoAssAction Films Author:Michelle Rodriguez