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I'm a fan of action movies. -- Kate Beckinsale
Hollywood is throwing action movies at me. -- Liam Neeson
Nicolas Cage is a great actor and he's done some good action movies too. -- Dolph Lundgren
I will make action movies, I think, for a few more years, another five years. -- Jackie Chan
I tend to think of action movies as exuberant morality plays in which good triumphs over evil. -- Sylvester Stallone
I'm not an admirer of action movies. I just think, Oh my God, it must be so tiring. -- Catherine Deneuve
For me, relationships are the real action movies. Bombs are exploding every day and the kitchen is Ground Zero. -- Michelle Williams
The physical part of comedy is as hard as a lot of action movies. It scares me, but in a way that I like. -- Rachel McAdams
One of the reasons why people - particularly young people - love action movies is because what they are really looking for is justice. -- Steven Seagal
If you make action movies, the critics will savage you, and then your movies are outdated the following week with the new wave of special effects. -- Adam McKay
Some of my favorite movies are action movies. You want something good to say. That comes from good writing. But writing is not a skill I possess, unfortunately. -- Jason Statham
Bond is the longest-running franchise ever and there's a reason for that: they are action movies but they are also touched by current events without being political or too serious. -- Javier Bardem
I think what a lot of action movies lose these days, especially the ones that deal with fantasy, is you stop caring at some point because you've lost human scale. -- Harrison Ford
The tension I feel is the moment they say, 'Action!' Movies are like lightning in a bottle, and you always want to find when you possibly can catch a surprising moment. -- Annette Bening
I would just love to do something where I'd have to train and work really hard and do one of those types of action movies, which a lot of women are doing now. -- Christina Milian
The movies that made me want to make movies were action movies, and thrillers, and Kurosawa films, you know, where you have an opportunity every day to shoot it in an unusual way. I was looking for something like that. -- Lawrence Kasdan
I'd love to work with Tarantino, Scorsese, Sofia Coppola - all of them! I love thrillers and action movies. I love good horror films. I watched them so much when I was younger that I find it impossible to get scared. -- Cara Delevingne
I think action movies bring more excitement than tears, but I always want to take it to another level. I mean, I think if one appreciates anything in life to a certain degree, it could possibly bring tears to your eyes. -- Donnie Yen
I think what's dangerous about being an actor who does action movies is you think, 'Well, I can totally handle myself now.' But if my opponent didn't know the other half of the routine, I don't know how well I'd do. -- Kate Beckinsale
The action movies changed radically when it became possible to Velcro your muscles on. It was the beginning of a new era. The visual took over. The special effects became more important than the single person. That was the beginning of the end. -- Sylvester Stallone
In live action movies, you just hope that everything works. Because the actor may had a bad morning and doesn't play good, or accidents happen continuously. Many things contradict what you are trying to say. But in cartoons, nothing contradict what you want to say. -- John Hench
I remember being on film sets when I was younger, and only men got to do the cool action movies. So I thought, 'Maybe I'll get to produce one day and get to do cool stuff, too,' which is what happened when we did 'Charlie's Angels'. -- Drew Barrymore
With action movies, that's just fun stuff for me. That's me being a kid again. Same with 'The Best of Me' and these romantic dramas. It's such a freedom from reality and social constructions. You get to just have fun and play and be in a movie. -- Luke Bracey
Whether I'm acting or making it, at the end of the day it's telling the story; action, drama. You want the audience to feel it - the story, the action, the scene, or a particular shot. I just keep working on crafting my art, on how to make action movies. -- Donnie Yen
We can now have action movies with two stars where one might be African American and one might be Asian American. One of them doesn't have to be white, and the other one doesn't have to be the ethnic sidekick. We're way over that. And I think it's happening in society, too. -- Roger Ebert
I remember being on film sets when I was younger, and only men got to do the cool action movies. So I thought, 'Maybe I'll get to produce one day and get to do cool stuff too,' which is what happened when we did 'Charlie's Angels.' Starting my production company was a big turning point for me. -- Drew Barrymore
I like action-adventure movies. -- Ian Ziering
I'm shockingly terrible at action movies. -- Emma Stone
I was made for action movies. -- Asia Argento
I like action movies! Action movies are awesome. -- Mackenzie Foy
I grew up with action movies in my head. -- Christian Kane
If anybody knows how to make action movies it's Sly. -- Jason Statham
I love doing action movies, I love pushing myself to the limit. -- Kellan Lutz
The movies are about big tent pole movies and big action and effects. -- Scott Bakula
I've always wanted to do action and action movies. I grew up on that. -- Tania Raymonde
I hate 'The Professional.' It's one of the worst action/adventure movies ever made. -- Shane Black
Action movies to me are dramas with recognizable human beings that are in extraordinary situations. -- Walter Hill
I love action, so I would really love to get into doing more action movies. -- Serinda Swan
I think there's certain things that I know in my head that I enjoy: action movies. -- Lucas Till
I wanna be in action movies, I wanna be the tough guy I wanna scare people. -- Richard Schiff
Why did I spend all these years playing boring Europeans? I was made for action movies. -- Asia Argento
You've got all these people making action movies, and they've never been in a life-or-death situation. -- Richard Stanley
I grew up watching science fiction and action movies. I love it. I absolutely love it! -- Katee Sackhoff
Ultimately what I want to do, I want to go back and do some more action movies. -- Morris Chestnut
A lot of action movies today seem to have scenes that just lead up to the action. -- Jason Statham
Very few people make exterior movies anymore. It's always action films driven by action and quick editing. -- Janusz Kaminski
Before I did any action movies, I did a couple of thrillers. That's hung around for me. -- John McTiernan
We havent done action movies in Germany. We had some attempts in the 90s, but they failed. -- Til Schweiger
Immortals' is all action. I love action movies. That's really where I want to spearhead my career. -- Kellan Lutz
'Immortals' is all action. I love action movies. That's really where I want to spearhead my career. -- Kellan Lutz
I find animated movies very touching. They reach an audience that's hard to get with a live-action film. -- Steve Martin
I love doing live action movies, but there's a great job in doing animation, especially one with music. -- Robin Williams
As for action movies, I did Tarzan, and I'm also about to shoot Meltdown, which John Carpenter wrote -- Casper Van Dien
As for action movies, I did Tarzan, and I'm also about to shoot Meltdown, which John Carpenter wrote. -- Casper Van Dien
I've been asked to do action-oriented movies in the past and they just haven't been right for me. -- Guy Pearce
Ironically, I think action can be the dullest part of movies nowadays - and I love action movies! -- Matthew Vaughn
We haven't done action movies in Germany. We had some attempts in the '90s, but they failed. -- Til Schweiger
I think in a lot of modern action movies, it's hard to see what's going on. Shaky cam... -- Tommy Wirkola
One of my goals is definitely break into film, and I want to do action movies as well. -- Derek Theler
I have a respect for the 3-D computer-generated action movies, but my first love is stuff like 'Lethal Weapon. -- Josh Peck
I found myself doing all these action-adventure movies, and it's been a fantastic experience, and I've learnt a lot. -- Orlando Bloom
More actors in action movies should be gangly because that way it's believable when they move through tight spaces. -- Sofia Coppola
Action movies today are going to so fast, you can't say you're going to do everything faster and faster. -- Olivier Megaton
I have a respect for the 3-D computer-generated action movies, but my first love is stuff like 'Lethal Weapon.' -- Josh Peck
It really wasn't my thing. It still isn't my thing, the whole science-fiction action thing. I prefer simpler, character-based movies. -- Natalie Portman
I always watch superhero movies, and I like the action and the fighting and all the different kinds of powers. -- Dakota Goyo
Sometimes there are people who don't know how to make action movies - and that situation isn't a good one. -- Jason Statham
I also love horror movies; I like me a big Peter Berg action movie. I'm a movie lover in general. -- Jenna Fischer
I still like the run and gun action movies and how truly dangerous it can be to make these films. -- Megan Fox
I'm a classic movie person. I love action movies, too, but when I grew up I didn't have much action movies. -- Bruno Zheng Wu
I just happen to like the action-adventure movies. No law that says you can't work in all types of dramatic stuff. -- Brandon Lee
I intend to be in more action movies because, apart from Angelina Jolie, no other actress stands out in this genre. -- Milla Jovovich
American movies show you how to fight and break armsand necks. I want to make the action in my movies like dancing. -- Jackie Chan
I haven't done a lot of action movies, so it's kind of fun to get to do a lot of stunt work. -- Mark-Paul Gosselaar
We're not used to seeing movies, especially with physical action, when it isn't the man who comes in to save the day. -- Curtis Hanson
I was always trying, even in pure action movies, to find what was sensitive about the character more than the pure action. -- Christopher Lambert
When you combine the great stories from the comics with the action and visual excitement of the movies, it doesn't get any better! -- Stan Lee
3D is quite a lot more advanced in animated movies; for live-action movies we're just taking baby steps, we're just in the beginning. -- Ang Lee
When I first started, I wasn't really into movies that much unless it was an action-packed gunslinger with naked women here and there. -- Josh Duhamel
If I can sell tickets to my movies like Red Sonja or Last Action Hero, you know I can sell just about anything. -- Arnold Schwarzenegger
The fact is that I like thrillers and action movies. But what really fulfills me is getting out of my comfort zone, taking chances. -- Halle Berry
I'm a physical person. That's why I like action movies. I like to get real into it all, and get real down and dirty. -- Paula Patton
I stumbled into this business, I didn't train for it. I yelled 'Action!' on my first two movies before the camera was turned on. -- John Hughes
I made a conscious choice to turn down some movies that were action-based, so that I could direct Road to Paloma and show that side. -- Jason Momoa
Most movies, once the action starts there's no more characters. You say a couple of dumb lines and then there's just explosions until the end. -- John Cusack
There are so many shoot-'em-up, action, jingoistic TV shows and movies that are made every year. I think the final line is that Hollywood is populist. -- Adam McKay
It seems when I put together records, as Henley used to say, they're just like movies. They should have action, tension, love scenes, places to relax. -- Glenn Frey
I think it's nice to get a break from all of the big Hollywood comic book action-movies and see something that's relatable and funny and interesting. -- Aubrey Plaza
Sometimes it's more difficult to exist as a female lead, especially in action movies because all those men are around you. They take so much place. -- Monica Bellucci
I like the action business. I like the action movies. I guess Hollywood wants to see me do action. So I am down. I like it. -- Larenz Tate
Action is my first love. When I first started writing, my favorite movies were 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' and 'Aliens', and that sort of thing. -- David Leslie Johnson
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 stays engaging. -- Daniel Craig
I'm lucky, because I started action movies at the age of 25. Now I'm 47, and I'm still kicking like a mule, and I'm as flexible as before. -- Jean-Claude Van Damme
I do love action films and I hope I'm going to do many more and learn lots of new crafts 'cause that's the joy of movies. -- Luke Evans
I like working on action films, and I like working on movies that are comic book based because they're things I watched or loved as a kid. -- Megan Fox
I always have humour in my action movies. I think characters that make jokes under fire are more real. It somehow helps put you in their shoes. -- Shane Black
The way we tell our stories on stage is that we use spoken word to convey action, and in movies, we use visual images to convey action. -- Tracy Letts
In all the movies I'm in love with someone in my head. There's always love in a film somewhere. It doesn't matter even if it's an action movie. -- Channing Tatum
I'm not a fan of action movies. I don't watch many action movies, I don't have a lot of references except for 70s action movies or cinema noir. -- Olivier Megaton
I'm not sure I'm comfortable with a reputation of being an action guy. That's something I probably try to avoid, but I seem to keep making action movies. -- Jai Courtney
To me, always just - that scene is, like, so convenient. They never run out of bullets in action movies, unless it's at the most dramatic time possible. -- Seth Rogen
I don't know if I see myself as really an action hero, but I like doing physical movies and I like doing movies where the writing is very lean. -- Jodie Foster
I'm kind of a tomboy, so I've always had a soft spot for action movies. I would love to do one of those, doing my own stunts and training. -- Cassi Thomson
I like heist movies. I like action movies that set all the elements into one and a chance to do something that comes from a great stable of writing. -- Jason Statham
I love doing action and stuff; the problem is usually action movies are not that interesting. Also as I get older I feel like there's less opportunities for me. -- Willem Dafoe
I'm just a giant film fan, so I love action movies out of all kinds of movies. As a film geek, it's amazing to be able to shoot this stuff. -- Adam McKay
I initially studied literature [in France], and then I went to cinema school. I discovered the Cinematheque, and saw not only action movies and westerns, but also lots of serious movies. -- Costa-Gavras
From now on, I approach the cinema as a business woman. I intend to be in more action movies because, apart from Angelina Jolie, no other actress stands out in this genre. -- Milla Jovovich
I would just love to do something where I'd have to train and work really hard and do one of those types of action movies, which a lot of women are doing now -- Christina Milian
Like all kids who want to be in action movies, I want to jump out of a speeding car, shoot guns, slide out the side in slow motion like a John Woo movie. -- Dallas Roberts
When you first see MacGruber working on the bomb, in the initial opening credits, that bomb was a replica of the 'Die Hard' bomb. The love runs deep for '80s action movies. -- Jorma Taccone
I can't impress people with the pedigree of obscure French filmmakers that got me into film. It was Robert Zemeckis and Steven Spielberg. I really thought I wanted to make dumb action movies. -- Doug Liman
I hope to do big action movies and strong dramas, and to produce films. I also want to get kids more involved in what's going on in the world and to be politically active. -- Caity Lotz
I would like to be in tons of different types of movies and do different things. I like action movies, and with 'Mr. Peabody and Sherman', I got to see a historical movie, too. -- Max Charles
So much of our culture is bought and manufactured - not to say great art can't come out of that. Some art is really amazing that is manufactured and sold, like action movies and stuff. -- Scott McClanahan

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