Aaron Eckhart Quotes

I admit that I've been beaten up so many times in films, but we do not fake it - we actually have to fight when we shoot to make it real and to save film and time. Even the props that are not real, like the bats are plastic, but they're still very hard, so it still hurts.

I've been an actor for 30 years, so I pretty much know how to do the basics of a fight without hurting anybody.

Sword fighting in film is not about how good the fighter is, but how good the actor receiving the blows is.

It's much easier to do a fight sequence between two people, if one of the two people in the fight is a stunt person, or you're going to risk somebody getting hurt.

I'm fairly comfortable in fight sequences and stuff like that. I've done a few of them. I'm comfortable with that sort of stuff as long as I'm reasonably fit, and it's fun to do actually. I'm like a kid in a toy shop doing that stuff.

I'm always excited to do the fight scenes.

When you fight on set, you try to not hurt anybody.

I did not feel that I was designed for hand-to-hand combat.

I just happen to love fighting and happen to be great at it. And I let my lifestyle carry over into my chosen profession.

I like fighting, but I hate hurting people.

Working with Jean-Claude is a lot of fun. Because he's a great actor who also happens to be a fighter. That combination doesn't usually come together anymore. Usually, you have to fight the stunt double and then act against the actor. In his case, you are fighting with a real guy. It takes a minute to get used to that. Because it doesn't happen any more.

For me, my favorite scenes, when I'm in my comfort zone, are the fighting scenes Those are my favorite to do, so I'd love to have more of those.

I've always been athletic and a dancer, so I love doing fight choreography.

I hurt myself doing a fight scene with some dwarves.

I've done a bit of live action before but the fight sequences, the wire work and the physical regime were taken to another level [ in Doctor Strange].

Every film, every fight choreographer, wants to have a different flair, have a different fight technique. So any film I've done that involved weapons has always been fascinating because everyone is different.

I have a stunt double. His name is Glen Levy, and he has the hardest punch in the world. Seriously - it's actually been recorded by National Geographic. He calls it the Hammer Fist. And he's my stunt double! He makes me look awesome.

I like doing fight scenes. I always have, and I insist on doing as much of that action as they'll let me do. I think that's easy for me.

There's a huge difference between stage fighting and real sword fighting.

Since very early in my career, I have always did my own stunt fighting.

I'm not anymore because I haven't kept up with my certification, but I was a certified actor combatant in rapier, dagger, hand-to-hand, and quarterstaff.

I love action. I love stage combat.

I want to be able to do more of my own stunts and really be proficient with my weapons.

I've always had heart to get in there and fight. I was taught everything I knew. I was taught how to jab, why to do this, and why not to do that. I was taught that.

I always loved stage combat at drama school so I can't wait to get on set and kick some evil monsters into the next dimension!