Stunt coordinating is a good training ground for directing because you have exposure to all the departments in film. — David Leitch Copy Share Image
As a director, just to be able to jump in to do something that's different, and to explore comedy and be challenged… — David Leitch Copy Share Image
You can sometimes break rules in comics that you can't necessarily break in cinema. It's fun to find something cool in a… — David Leitch Copy Share Image
Every movie you attack has its challenges, and I was excited about the challenges presented by 'Deadpool.' I was a huge fan… — David Leitch Copy Share Image
I think the biggest thing you take from the stunt world is your understanding of the filmmaking process. For years, you've worked… — David Leitch Copy Share Image
Film is a collaborative art form. I don't know why you wouldn't recognize the stunt performers. — David Leitch Copy Share Image
As a stunt guy, you become a mini-director. You're talking to actors about performance. — David Leitch Copy Share Image
There are a lot of big action movies that we've worked on where the attitude has been, 'Let's just get through this… — David Leitch Copy Share Image
As a second unit director, you're entrusted to shoot the action sequences. On every movie, it's slightly different. — David Leitch Copy Share Image
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… — David Leitch Copy Share Image
Friends who are directors like Jim Mangold or the Wachowskis or Zack Snyder - who, whether they know or not - have… — David Leitch Copy Share Image
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… — David Leitch Copy Share Image
As a stunt guy, you become a mini-director. You're talking to actors about performance. — David Leitch Copy Share Image
Coming from an action background, I always approach the action sequences in any script as kind of placeholders. — David Leitch Copy Share Image
'Atomic Blonde' is about the characters' bigger existential crisis and their world. It's not so much the conceit of the spy game; it's more… — David Leitch Copy Share Image
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… — David Leitch Copy Share Image
Fight choreography has far more in common with dance choreography than it does with actual martial arts. You learn martial arts techniques, but those… — David Leitch Copy Share Image
People want to be empowered to the point where they can thwart their enemies physically. — David Leitch Copy Share Image
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… — David Leitch Copy Share Image
Stunt coordinating is a good training ground for directing because you have exposure to all the departments in film. — David Leitch Copy Share Image
The completely irreverent tone was the thing that won me over about the first 'Deadpool' movie. — David Leitch Copy Share Image
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,… — David Leitch Copy Share Image
