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" Coming from an action background, I always approach the action sequences in any script as kind of placeholders. "

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" I find fight scenes actually more interesting, in a way, than chase scenes because you're watching your character go through this problem-solving process and fight the antagonist mano-a-mano. It's more powerful, more emotional. "

" There's an arc to an action sequence, and you need to come out the other end knowing your character better, and maybe the story has moved forward in a compelling way. "

" Every movie you attack has its challenges, and I was excited about the challenges presented by 'Deadpool.' I was a huge fan of the original, and I think, as a director, you have to put the script first. "

" There are a lot of big action movies that we've worked on where the attitude has been, 'Let's just get through this scene.' Then you get those jumpy, what-were-they-thinking action sequences. "

" You have to make bold choices to be noticed. "

" You know, the 'Atomic Blonde' universe is its own universe. There's influences obviously of Bond and Bourne and 'Wick,' all the things I've been exposed to, but it is its own universe. "

" We don't want John Wick to retire again; we're glad he's back in the game. We want a sequel or a prequel. There's a lot of fertile ground to cover. "

" Film is a collaborative art form. I don't know why you wouldn't recognize the stunt performers. "

" While filming 'The Matrix,' we studied how a Chinese fight-choreography team trains actors before production starts so that they can participate in action sequences in a more dynamic way. "

" You learn tricks to make action look more dynamic - having the fight come toward you or shooting on a longer lens to compress the speed. "

" Some actors have an affinity for dance, and they should explore it, train in it, and get good. "

" Stunt coordinating is a good training ground for directing because you have exposure to all the departments in film. "

" As a director, just to be able to jump in to do something that's different, and to explore comedy and be challenged by that, is great. Some directors never get that opportunity. "

" I think what's really important is to challenge yourself. You can very easily fall into the rut of, 'We know it works! We'll use that old chestnut.' "

" I've been really fortunate in my career to do budgets at all different levels. "

" A lot of people don't give their audiences credit. You can leave it a little mysterious. They can think about it. "

" People want to be empowered to the point where they can thwart their enemies physically. "

" As a stunt guy, you become a mini-director. You're talking to actors about performance. "

" Part of the problem is that many directors treat female characters too often as precious. Or they want to live in a fantasy world where they just do spinning hook kicks and knock out guys who are six foot four, and that doesn't work either. "

" The completely irreverent tone was the thing that won me over about the first 'Deadpool' movie. "

" Fight choreography has far more in common with dance choreography than it does with actual martial arts. You learn martial arts techniques, but those are just the movements for the choreography. You're working with a partner in choreography. You're working on timing. "

" People have given their lives to this industry to make movies compelling. "

" You can sometimes break rules in comics that you can't necessarily break in cinema. It's fun to find something cool in a comic and then try and find a way to break the same rule in another medium. "

" The thing that I like about action sequences is that if they're done well, you get to know more about the character in those few minutes than you do through 10 minutes of exposition. "

" The DNA of 'Deadpool' shouldn't change. "

" Music emotionally and psychologically transports you immediately. "

" If you have John Goodman in your movie, you want to use him as much as possible. "

" There's a lot of directing within the stunt coordinator's job. "

" It's called 'John Wick' - it's really about this guy's very simple journey. We just didn't want to clutter it. It's gratifying it in its own right, in its simplicity. "

" The character of Cable is complex. "