--- title: "Best Gareth Evans Sayings" description: "Gareth Evans has 99 quotes on SMS4Smile. Browse their most insightful sayings, across 345 categories." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-gareth-evans-6294.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Gareth Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-gareth-evans-6294.jpg) # Gareth Evans **99** quotes in **345** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet ## Quotes by Gareth Evans · Page 3 > [Films like 'True Romance' and 'The Last Boy Scout' stuck with me since I saw them when I was young, on every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gareth-evans/films-like-true-romance-and-the-last-boy-scout-stuck-with-me-since-i/) [Gareth Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gareth-evans/) [Boy scout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boy-scout/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f1/gareth-evans-6294_boy-scout_films-like-true-romance-and-the-last-boy_201922.jpg) > [For me, 'The Raid' was survival horror. It had thriller elements, tension elements, gunfire, martial arts, and action - throw all of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gareth-evans/for-me-the-raid-was-survival-horror-it-had-thriller-elements-tension/) [Gareth Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gareth-evans/) [Action](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/action/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7f/gareth-evans-6294_action_for-me-the-raid-was-survival-horror-it-h_1210556.jpg) > [Whenever we have a set piece in like 'The Raid' or 'The Raid 2,' it was about getting the audience along for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gareth-evans/whenever-we-have-a-set-piece-in-like-the-raid-or-the-raid-2-it-was/) [Gareth Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gareth-evans/) [About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/526/gareth-evans-6294_about_whenever-we-have-a-set-piece-in-like-the_1024342.jpg) > [I had made an independent film - 'Footsteps' - in the U.K. that hadn't really done anything, so my wife suggested we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gareth-evans/i-had-made-an-independent-film-footsteps-in-the-u-k-that-hadn-t/) [Gareth Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gareth-evans/) [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ca/gareth-evans-6294_art_i-had-made-an-independent-film-footsteps_2609191.jpg) > [It's not fun when you're dipping yourself into water. No matter how much you try to heat it, it's always going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gareth-evans/it-s-not-fun-when-you-re-dipping-yourself-into-water-no-matter-how/) [Gareth Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gareth-evans/) [Cold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cold/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/037/gareth-evans-6294_cold_it-s-not-fun-when-you-re-dipping-yoursel_1954515.jpg) > [Yes, part of me was like - 'The Raid 1' and '2' were amazing for me, incredible for me, but I didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gareth-evans/yes-part-of-me-was-like-the-raid-1-and-2-were-amazing-for-me/) [Gareth Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gareth-evans/) [Amazing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/amazing/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/409/gareth-evans-6294_amazing_yes-part-of-me-was-like-the-raid-1-and-2_2495350.jpg) > [When I did 'The Raid 1,' it was because I spent two years trying to get the budget for this other movie…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gareth-evans/when-i-did-the-raid-1-it-was-because-i-spent-two-years-trying-to-get/) [Gareth Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gareth-evans/) [Budget](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/budget/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46d/gareth-evans-6294_budget_when-i-did-the-raid-1-it-was-because-i-s_2697412.jpg) > [My dad's weekend treat to me as a kid would be to get me the latest Jackie Chan or some old Bruce…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gareth-evans/my-dad-s-weekend-treat-to-me-as-a-kid-would-be-to-get-me-the-latest/) [Gareth Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gareth-evans/) [Bruce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bruce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a1/gareth-evans-6294_bruce_my-dad-s-weekend-treat-to-me-as-a-kid-wo_300086.jpg) > [We all have a different moral barometer, whether it is something we are okay with or not okay with. Like I find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gareth-evans/we-all-have-a-different-moral-barometer-whether-it-is-something-we/) [Gareth Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gareth-evans/) [Character](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c61/gareth-evans-6294_character_we-all-have-a-different-moral-barometer_320309.jpg) > [I get really involved with my choreography team and my stunt guys so I know what the process is for what they're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gareth-evans/i-get-really-involved-with-my-choreography-team-and-my-stunt-guys-so/) [Gareth Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gareth-evans/) [Choreography](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/choreography/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/739/gareth-evans-6294_choreography_i-get-really-involved-with-my-choreograp_3218148.jpg) > [Pulse had the rights to the 'Gangs of London' game and they wanted it to be a film franchise. One of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gareth-evans/pulse-had-the-rights-to-the-gangs-of-london-game-and-they-wanted-it/) [Gareth Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gareth-evans/) [City](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/city/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1f/gareth-evans-6294_city_pulse-had-the-rights-to-the-gangs-of-lon_1356640.jpg) > [I hadn't seen 'The Devils' until about two months before we started writing 'Apostle.' It would always play in documentaries about extreme…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gareth-evans/i-hadn-t-seen-the-devils-until-about-two-months-before-we-started/) [Gareth Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gareth-evans/) [Censorship](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/censorship/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/135/gareth-evans-6294_censorship_i-hadn-t-seen-the-devils-until-about-two_3056389.jpg) > [There's nothing more frustrating then when you have someone who's a little bit stiff and you have to ease them into the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gareth-evans/there-s-nothing-more-frustrating-then-when-you-have-someone-who-s-a/) [Gareth Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gareth-evans/) [Fight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fight/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e66/gareth-evans-6294_fight_there-s-nothing-more-frustrating-then-wh_362207.jpg) > [Once 'The Raid' one and two had come out, as great and wonderful as those films were for me creatively, it became…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gareth-evans/once-the-raid-one-and-two-had-come-out-as-great-and-wonderful-as/) [Gareth Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gareth-evans/) [Action](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/action/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/101/gareth-evans-6294_action_once-the-raid-one-and-two-had-come-out-a_2001738.jpg) > [The most interesting thing about horror and thrillers is when there's something deeper going on in the subtext of the film.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gareth-evans/the-most-interesting-thing-about-horror-and-thrillers-is-when-there-s/) [Gareth Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gareth-evans/) [Cinema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/413/gareth-evans-6294_cinema_the-most-interesting-thing-about-horror_1211682.jpg) > [I have a amazing soft spot for 'Mean Streets' - I just think there's something incredibly raw and energetic about that movie.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gareth-evans/i-have-a-amazing-soft-spot-for-mean-streets-i-just-think-there-s/) [Gareth Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gareth-evans/) [Amazing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/amazing/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6d/gareth-evans-6294_amazing_i-have-a-amazing-soft-spot-for-mean-stre_2916103.jpg) > [Sometimes the best television for me is when you see a character do something that you morally disagree with, but you love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gareth-evans/sometimes-the-best-television-for-me-is-when-you-see-a-character-do/) [Gareth Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gareth-evans/) [Best](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/best/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c5/gareth-evans-6294_best_sometimes-the-best-television-for-me-is_1075340.jpg) > [I think a lot of people have become quite disenfranchised with action films, especially when they hide the choreography with quick cuts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gareth-evans/i-think-a-lot-of-people-have-become-quite-disenfranchised-with-action/) [Gareth Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gareth-evans/) [Action](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/action/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/300/gareth-evans-6294_action_i-think-a-lot-of-people-have-become-quit_337678.jpg) > [In a typical martial arts film, you have a hero shot: a close-up tight angle of the hero looking past the camera,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gareth-evans/in-a-typical-martial-arts-film-you-have-a-hero-shot-a-close-up-tight/) [Gareth Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gareth-evans/) [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0dd/gareth-evans-6294_art_in-a-typical-martial-arts-film-you-have_1614277.jpg) ## Gareth Evans by topic [Cinema (21)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/gareth-evans/) [Film (18)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/gareth-evans/) [Action (14)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/action/gareth-evans/) [Raid (13)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/raid/gareth-evans/) [Martial Art (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/martial-art/gareth-evans/) [Art (11)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/gareth-evans/) [Martial arts (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/martial-arts/gareth-evans/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gareth-evans/#itemlist", "name": "Gareth Evans Quotes", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Films like 'True Romance' and 'The Last Boy Scout' stuck with me since I saw them when I was young, on every different format.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gareth Evans" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gareth-evans/films-like-true-romance-and-the-last-boy-scout-stuck-with-me-since-i/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f1/gareth-evans-6294_boy-scout_films-like-true-romance-and-the-last-boy_201922.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f1/gareth-evans-6294_boy-scout_films-like-true-romance-and-the-last-boy_201922.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f1/gareth-evans-6294_boy-scout_films-like-true-romance-and-the-last-boy_201922.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Films like 'True Romance' and 'The Last Boy Scout' stuck with me since I saw them when I was young, on every…” — Gareth Evans", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "For me, 'The Raid' was survival horror. 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