Action Quote by Farhan Akhtar

An action movie should, like any other, follow the narrative traditions of literature. That means there should be subtlety, a slow build and a…

— Shane Black

A lot of action movies today seem to have scenes that just lead up to the action.

— Jason Statham

I think what makes a good action film is a story that gets you involved. Just action, by itself, is not going to work.

— Jan de Bont

When you do an action movie, you've got to come prepared to do an action movie.

— Columbus Short

In an action film you act in the action. If it's a dramatic film you act in the drama.

— Jean-Claude Van Damme

If love is the plot, and I declare action. I will not sit behind the camera, waiting for you to get into character.

— Sabs Kridrec

I don't think action for action's sake is so fun, but when it helps tell the story, I love doing a good fight scene.

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

I don't get the action... well, I never did get the big action hero parts. I was always locked into making the kids movies,…

— Laila Ali

With action films, it's great if it's not just driven by action, but by a good story and interesting characters, as well. Though, there's…

— Dwayne Johnson

If you take my performance or my understanding of the role and my appreciation for story and then dress it in CGI, that I…

— Vin Diesel

Normally, the action is just a gratuitous thing. In the case of Bourne, he was going to learn about himself in the action scenes.

— Doug Liman

Action movies live and die by the story that you're trying to tell. It's hard. It's very difficult to do an action movie that…

— Daniel Craig