Til Schweiger Quotes

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 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.

I grew up on action movies. I love the James Bond and Jason Bourne movies.

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

I'm a huge James Bond fan and watched the movies growing up.

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

The 'Bourne' films totally reimagined and elevated the action genre.

Jason Statham is one of my favorites. I've watched basically every single one of his action movies, and they're all creative.

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

One would think that it would be very easy, with an iconic character like James Bond, to keep making the films, but it hasn't been. But, it sure has been entertaining and rewarding.

Every other movie is one of those action things. I mean, 'Lost in Space'? A bunch of good actors running around shooting at special effects on a soundstage? I took my kids to see that and felt like I was on an acid trip.

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

'Immortals' is all action. I love action movies. That's really where I want to spearhead my career.

I'd love to do 'The Expendables.' It's just a kick in the pants.

I'm a big Bond fan.

I intend to be in more action movies because, apart from Angelina Jolie, no other actress stands out in this genre.

I've always loved the Bond films.

I'd love to play in, like, a 'Lord of the Rings,' or something like that, or a James Bond or, you know, just something like with action, shooting.

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.

I was raised with James Bond. I love James Bond movies. I would love to do a James Bond movie one day. Action is very cinematic.

A James Bond film can be artistically fulfilling. Absolutely it can. It can be complex, and it can be interesting. I consider Bond movies to be an extension of popular theatre, a kind of modern mythology. You see the same sort of action in 'Punch and Judy' or in the folk theatre of various cultures, like 'Grand Guignol.'

What I've appreciated about the 'Bond' films is there's always been a subtle social relevance to them. They've always commented on the times.

I like action movies, and I prefer to watch a bad Hong Kong action movie to just about anything else.

I can watch 'Mission: Impossible' all day every day. Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt is so hot.