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" 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 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

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

" If you're trying to get to the underworld of Berlin, it's not suits and ties; it's rock and roll. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" The character of Cable is complex. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I'm a fan of the sensibility of comics, and I love the escapism of them and the defining of good and evil. They're just so creative, too. "