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" Great actors can transform, but sometimes there's just this person who speaks right to the role. When they walk in the room, you know they're that character. That is something you can't teach an actor; that's something that's luck and chance. "

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" Even when you're being safe, eight hours of choreography makes you look like you've been through a war. It's hard. It's like playing hockey for eight hours. "

David Leitch

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" 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. "

" I think in the 'Deadpool' franchise, the writers are really good at distilling the good stuff and applying that to the material in this universe. "

" I think the biggest thing you take from the stunt world is your understanding of the filmmaking process. For years, you've worked with every other department closely. You know hair, makeup, wardrobe, special effects, and you know what everybody's needs are and their expectations. You also know how to collaborate with them. "

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

" As a filmmaker, I'm a collaborator first. "

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

" In the stunt world, fights and vehicles are often two different disciplines. "

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

" The character of Cable is complex. "

" All film, at the end of the day, has wish-fulfillment. "

" Music emotionally and psychologically transports you immediately. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" The way you present a stunt is tied in to the way you photograph it, so you're hanging out with the cinematographer. "

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

David Leitch

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DNA

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

" Shooting a fight is like shooting any other scene. You have to tell a story using a very specific choreography. "

David Leitch

Fight

You

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

" Friends who are directors like Jim Mangold or the Wachowskis or Zack Snyder - who, whether they know or not - have really left a mark on who I am as a director. "

David Leitch

Friends

I Am

" I've been doing second unit for years, which is sort of like directing mini movies. Now that I'm directing entire films, it's really just more of everything. There are a lot more questions that need answers. "

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

" Sometimes, the action genre does get stale. Although I want to go back and see my favorite characters in their tentpoles - and will religiously do that - it's really fun to see breakout ideas and concepts. Let's make some new stories. "

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

" 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. "

" You always start a fight scene or an action scene with, 'What are we learning about this character at the moment, and how are we gonna arc him or her in the next three minutes,' and it's no different with 'Deadpool' or 'Atomic Blonde' or 'John Wick.' "

" 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. "

" 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. "

David Leitch

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Tone

" I think, as a choreographer and an action designer, you're constantly giving your characters problems to overcome. That's what makes it fun for choreography. But it also makes it fun for the audience to see them solve those puzzles and how they are as a human being. "