Fight choreography has far more in common with dance choreography than it does with actual martial arts. You learn martial arts techniques, but those are just the movements for the choreography. You're working with a partner in choreography. You're working… — David Leitch Copy Share Image
Take up martial arts and get proficient. Take a sword-fighting class. Dive in and immerse yourself in it as you would any other acting class, so when the opportunity comes, that skill can be really utilized, and it's not half-baked. — 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
