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" I look at the action scenes as placeholders when I arrive on a script, knowing that I'm going to expand on them when I understand the constraints of the movie, the locations of where we're shooting, the abilities of the actors, and where we want to go with the characters. "

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" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" As a second unit director, you're entrusted to shoot the action sequences. On every movie, it's slightly different. "

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

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

" 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 have to make bold choices to be noticed. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

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" 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. "

" 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. "

" Music emotionally and psychologically transports you immediately. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" Choreographing a fight scene is telling a little story. You learn a lot about the characters involved. "