Action Quote by Jan de Bont

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

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

I think making a great action movie is one of the hardest cinematic endeavors. By definition, smart characters avoid action. Smart people don't go…

— Doug Liman

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

— Columbus Short

Sometimes there are people who don't know how to make action movies - and that situation isn't a good one.

— Jason Statham

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

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

Action movies to me are dramas with recognizable human beings that are in extraordinary situations.

— Walter Hill

Action films are great, but an action film that has characters that are compelling and a story that people can care about is something…

— Steven Seagal

Before it's all over, it would be really fun to do an action film.

— Lily Gladstone

I want to do an action movie so badly, it just has to happen at some point in my career. I have to do…

— Mark Indelicato