What we did with 'The Raid 2' - I felt that we kind of closed that off nicely in 'The Raid 2.' — Gareth Evans Copy Share Image
There are moments in 'The Raid 2' where I wanted to use the camera to question screen violence. — Gareth Evans Copy Share Image
When it came to the 'Raid' films, everything is adrenalized, crowd-pleasing. It's a roller coaster. You can watch an action scene unfold… — Gareth Evans Copy Share Image
I've always loved stories involving small groups of people going up against overwhelming odds, and 'The Raid' leaves the audience totally in… — Gareth Evans Copy Share Image
I was supposed to make another action film after 'The Raid 2.' It was going to be my first U.S. film. And… — Gareth Evans Copy Share Image
The Raid' is a violent movie, without a doubt. I'm not going to say it isn't. But I feel there's a difference… — Gareth Evans Copy Share Image
Whenever we have a set piece in like 'The Raid' or 'The Raid 2,' it was about getting the audience along for… — Gareth Evans Copy Share Image
For me, 'The Raid' was survival horror. It had thriller elements, tension elements, gunfire, martial arts, and action - throw all of… — Gareth Evans Copy Share Image
Once 'The Raid' one and two had come out, as great and wonderful as those films were for me creatively, it became… — Gareth Evans Copy Share Image
Yes, part of me was like - 'The Raid 1' and '2' were amazing for me, incredible for me, but I didn't… — Gareth Evans Copy Share Image
The Raid 2' was always the project I really wanted to make, and it had been in my head for three years… — Gareth Evans Copy Share Image
There's this thing of, before I started making 'The Raid' films I was just obsessed with all different genres and just loved… — Gareth Evans Copy Share Image
There are a lot of people in the world who are very good at martial arts but that doesn't make them good screen fighters.… — Gareth Evans Copy Share
I very, very rarely have a shot that lasts under one second. Every shot should have enough breathing room to have a sense of… — Gareth Evans Copy Share
Films like 'True Romance' and 'The Last Boy Scout' stuck with me since I saw them when I was young, on every different format. — Gareth Evans Copy Share
Assault On Precinct 13' was amazing - a big influence. 'Escape From New York' as well. — Gareth Evans Copy Share
Growing up either from classes or watching movies I knew, of course, about kung fu, karate, aikido, Muay Thai... But the first time I… — Gareth Evans Copy Share
My dad's weekend treat to me as a kid would be to get me the latest Jackie Chan or some old Bruce Lee classic… — Gareth Evans Copy Share
We all have a different moral barometer, whether it is something we are okay with or not okay with. Like I find some things… — Gareth Evans Copy Share
I think a lot of people have become quite disenfranchised with action films, especially when they hide the choreography with quick cuts and close-ups. — Gareth Evans Copy Share
I'd always wanted to be in the film industry in the U.K. but I didn't really push myself to get myself noticed. — Gareth Evans Copy Share
There's nothing more frustrating then when you have someone who's a little bit stiff and you have to ease them into the shoot. When… — Gareth Evans Copy Share
My wife is Indonesian-Japanese... and what happened is, she found me doing a documentary on pencak silat. And through the process of doing that… — Gareth Evans Copy Share
A Field in England' to me was a mind blowing experience. It's such a special tone. — Gareth Evans Copy Share
