Action Quote by Joe Wright

Good action films - not crap, but good action films - are really morality plays. They deal in modern, mythic culture.

— Sylvester Stallone

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

The 'Bourne' movies are great in their own ways; it introduces a whole other sort of allegory about the Bush years. The secrecy and…

— Chris Terrio

I tend to think of action movies as exuberant morality plays in which good triumphs over evil.

— Sylvester Stallone

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

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 mean, I love action films, you know, good action films.

— Adam Scott

I really like action movies. The 'Die Hard' franchise. And the 'Bourne' movies.

— Alexa Chung

Even with some of the best action films like 'The Bourne Ultimatum,' which is a great action film with a great chase sequence, so…

— William Friedkin

Nobody sets out to make a bad film, but so many of those compromises are made and often they're made because of vanity, pride…

— Rick McCallum

Films to the degree that they glorify mindlessness and short attention span they are bad, to the degree that they encourage empathy with people…

— Roger Ebert

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