Action Quote by Nick Nolte

In an action film, you think of things that are almost impossible to do and yet you have to manage to show them as…

— Vijay Krishna Acharya

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

— Walter Hill

I don't believe in the deplorable notion of realism in the cinema: you can over-reach it, and it becomes as false as convention.

— Peter Greenaway

Film is a dramatised reality and it is the director's job to make it appear real... an audience should not be conscious of technique.

— David Lean

Movies aren't just supposed to be a representation of reality. They're supposed to be an art.

— James Mangold

Live-action movies are all about looking as real as possible, making you believe, 'I really am on Mars,' or, 'I really am under the…

— Stephen Schwartz

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

I've been asked to do action-oriented movies in the past and they just haven't been right for me.

— Guy Pearce

An action film can have too much action; picture an equaliser on a stereo, with all the knobs pegged at 10. It becomes a…

— Shane Black

I think you just have to be realistic to what the reality is, the way people experience movies.

— Adam Wingard

Making realistic films is basically about the style.

— Vikramaditya Motwane