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> [A man's action is only a picture book of his creed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-helps/a-man-s-action-is-only-a-picture-book-of-his-creed/)

[Arthur Helps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-helps/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9d/arthur-helps-5833_action_a-man-s-action-is-only-a-picture-book-of_266064.png)

> [An action film can have too much action; picture an equaliser on a stereo, with all the knobs pegged at 10. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-black/an-action-film-can-have-too-much-action-picture-an-equaliser-on-a/)

[Shane Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-black/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43a/shane-black-7829_action_an-action-film-can-have-too-much-action_335932.jpg)

> [I'd be more interested in doing a smaller, character driven thing, rather than another action picture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sigourney-weaver/i-d-be-more-interested-in-doing-a-smaller-character-driven-thing/)

[Sigourney Weaver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sigourney-weaver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7f/sigourney-weaver-4349_action_i-d-be-more-interested-in-doing-a-smalle_2078274.jpg)

> [If I wanted to work financially, I would have made a series of different choices. I do get offered lots of movies…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-daldry/if-i-wanted-to-work-financially-i-would-have-made-a-series-of/)

[Stephen Daldry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-daldry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3f/stephen-daldry-16978_action_if-i-wanted-to-work-financially-i-would_2195869.jpg)

> [I've always loved the Bond pictures. I have watched every single one. Movies don't get bigger or better than Bond, so I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-tamahori/i-ve-always-loved-the-bond-pictures-i-have-watched-every-single-one/)

[Lee Tamahori](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-tamahori/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee8/lee-tamahori-74084_action_i-ve-always-loved-the-bond-pictures-i-ha_2525739.jpg)

> [ They do the same thing \[with cigarette\] that they do in the kind of action picture where you know 200 people are… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-eszterhas/they-do-the-same-thing-with-cigarette-that-they-do-in-the-kind-of/)

[Joe Eszterhas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-eszterhas/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/793/joe-eszterhas-9159_action_they-do-the-same-thing-with-cigarette-th_3129181.png)

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