"You have to understand the tone of the……" — David R. Ellis
"You have to understand the tone of the movie, because if it's supposed to be funny, it can be funny violent like the Home Alone stuff, but you have to really understand the tone of what you're doing and make the action work for that and for the character."
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24 Quotes by David R. Ellis
David R. Ellis has 24 quotes on this site.
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Chris Columbus was really interesting to watch how he works with children.
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Comedy. I think that's something I'd really like to do.
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I jumped 18 cars on a motorcycle, so I did almost everything.
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I like Soderbergh, Spielberg, Lucas. There's a lot of talented guys out there obviously, and if you're a fan of…
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It was great. I mean, it's a blast directing underwater stuff.
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Its pretty rare for companies to have a snooping policy, although it is getting more common.
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I think my biggest break though came probably on Patriot Games because it was the biggest, longest second unit up…
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No, in Lethal Weapon I was a taxi cab driver that Mel jumps in front of the taxi and pulls…
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So then I started doing a lot of episodic TV, just car chases or helicopter chases or whatever.
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Waterworld was the best time of my life. It was physically demanding, but it was fun. I mean, you're in…
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Yeah, getting the company that would help advertise and cross promote the movie on the release was an important factor…
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Unless you go out and say what you stand for, other people will do it for you.
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