Aldis Hodge Quotes

Me and my comedy writer friends talk a lot about how we love 'Die Hard,' but we'll never be able to write 'Die Hard.'

As for the best '80s action movie, I'm going to be predictable here and say 'Die Hard.' I watch that movie at least twice a year. Perfect script.

'Boss' is a big scale entertainer... It is my first film of this kind.

As for action, yes 'Wanted' was a success in the action genre. But not to the extent of 'Dabangg.'

Look at every action movie in Hollywood. Every leading man from Spider-Man to Batman to James Bond, 'Bourne Identity', every one of them possesses martial arts skills.

I was too young to be an avid enthusiast for the franchise, but like billions of people I remember as a child sitting around with the family on a Friday night with pizza and popcorn and a 'Die Hard' movie on.

With 'The A-Team,' it was like, 'Alright, I'm going to do a big popcorn movie and see how that feels.'

I didn't even know how to judge 'Die Hard 1.' It's not anything I know how to judge. I'd never seen an action movie. I'd never seen a Sly Stallone movie or an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie or a Charles Bronson movie. And that is the truth.

Id like to do an action film or a dark sort of independent piece.

I want to be like Matt Damon and do a hugely successful thinking-man's action franchise like 'Bourne.'

Germans aren't action fans. The only kind of action that really works is 'Bond.'

'Predator,' you know, was John McTiernan absolutely at the top of his game.

The whole idea of making 'James' was to make an action film in the style of the 1970s and '80s.

I love 'Die Hard,' man. It's the best.

'Drive' is a genre piece, and a lot of times we don't get really sophisticated genre films.

Working on a movie like 'Prince of Persia' was awesome. It was great fun to be an action hero and to jump around, running off walls and fighting and having great quippy lines.

'Jaws,' first time I saw it, I forgot I was in it. True. Totally forgot, and got as scared as everybody else, and it's a great movie.

I really loved 'Fast Five.' I thought it was a brilliant movie. I thought it was so well done, well directed. The action sequences were really well thought out. It looked fantastic.

You know, the reward for 'Captain America' is amazing. It's always fun to see a giant spectacle film and see the fun stuff - the special effects.

I would say that my favorite action film is the 'Die Hard's. They're kind of perfect, I think.

I'm a big action junkie. I grew up on the '80s action movies - the bad ones and the good ones.

With 'The Mummy' it was a fantasy action adventure. You get taken away for a few hours and come out and feel revamped and ready to go into the world and enjoy your next day at work.

'Trading Places' did more for my career than anything I'd ever done. It was a zonking great hit, and it was also just a joy to do.

I'm never going to be cast as a 'Bond' girl. I mean, I could do it and I would love it. But I don't ooze sexuality.

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.