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" 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. "

David Leitch

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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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" 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. "

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

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

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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. "

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