David Leitch

There's a lot of directing within the stunt coordinator's job.

— David Leitch

You have to make bold choices to be noticed.

— David Leitch

As a filmmaker, I'm a collaborator first.

— David Leitch

The character of Cable is complex.

— David Leitch

Some actors have an affinity for dance, and they should explore it, train in it, and get good.

— David Leitch

People want to be empowered to the point where they can thwart their enemies physically.

— David Leitch

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

— David Leitch

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

— David Leitch

The completely irreverent tone was the thing that won me over about the first 'Deadpool' movie.

— David Leitch

The way you present a stunt is tied in to the way you photograph it, so you're hanging out with the cinematographer.

— David Leitch

People have given their lives to this industry to make movies compelling.

— David Leitch

If you're trying to get to the underworld of Berlin, it's not suits and ties; it's rock and roll.

— David Leitch

While filming 'The Matrix,' we studied how a Chinese fight-choreography team trains actors before production starts so that they can participate in…

— David Leitch

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…

— David Leitch

Fight choreography has far more in common with dance choreography than it does with actual martial arts. You learn martial arts techniques,…

— David Leitch

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

Great actors can transform, but sometimes there's just this person who speaks right to the role. When they walk in the room,…

— David Leitch

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

Every movie you attack has its challenges, and I was excited about the challenges presented by 'Deadpool.' I was a huge fan…

— David Leitch

'Atomic Blonde' is about the characters' bigger existential crisis and their world. It's not so much the conceit of the spy game;…

— David Leitch

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

I've been really fortunate in my career to do budgets at all different levels.

— David Leitch

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

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.…

— David Leitch

I find fight scenes actually more interesting, in a way, than chase scenes because you're watching your character go through this problem-solving…

— David Leitch

I think in the 'Deadpool' franchise, the writers are really good at distilling the good stuff and applying that to the material…

— David Leitch

I'm a fan of the sensibility of comics, and I love the escapism of them and the defining of good and evil.…

— David Leitch

You always start a fight scene or an action scene with, 'What are we learning about this character at the moment, and…

— David Leitch

In the stunt world, fights and vehicles are often two different disciplines.

— David Leitch

Spies go undercover. They take on different personas.

— David Leitch

The DNA of 'Deadpool' shouldn't change.

— David Leitch

Selling art is a lot different than making it.

— David Leitch

Music emotionally and psychologically transports you immediately.

— David Leitch

All film, at the end of the day, has wish-fulfillment.

— David Leitch

You learn tricks to make action look more dynamic - having the fight come toward you or shooting on a longer lens…

— David Leitch

If you have John Goodman in your movie, you want to use him as much as possible.

— David Leitch

Choreographing a fight scene is telling a little story. You learn a lot about the characters involved.

— David Leitch

A lot of people don't give their audiences credit. You can leave it a little mysterious. They can think about it.

— David Leitch

As a second unit director, you're entrusted to shoot the action sequences. On every movie, it's slightly different.

— David Leitch

Film is a collaborative art form. I don't know why you wouldn't recognize the stunt performers.

— David Leitch