Sarah Wayne Callies Quotes

Angelina wanted to make sure that any fighting in the movie would be comparable to any male actor. Everything from stick fighting to horse riding was real to her.

I love playing roles that are physical, absolutely love. Whether it's just that kind of basic level of physicality or whether it's stunts.

I try to do as many stunts as they'll let me do. I think it's important for an audience to feel that the actor's really doing it.

I'm a physical type of actor and love projects in which I can get physical. The more action, the better.

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.

I've done a lot of fight scenes, and I always find that it's better that they be meticulously choreographed. You want them to look as real as possible, but you don't want anyone to get hurt. So I believe in really working it out in rehearsal, and when you get to the set, just go for it 100 percent.

I love to get thrown around, and the reality about it. I hate watching a movie, knowing the actors are faking it.

Timing is a big part of stunt work and fighting scenes. It's something you learn in WWE, especially when they are really character-driven fights.

People used to say, 'Well, how do you fake that?' Two words - we don't. When you got hit with the chair, you got hit with the chair.

I love the physicality side of roles, I really do, And when I get to do my own stunts, it's that much cooler. I'll do anything the production safety people will let me.

I think audiences like to see their favorite actor handle himself physically on screen, however he does it. He can wrestle, or box, or he can know karate.

I love action, so I would really love to get into doing more action movies.

I don't do my own stunts, but I do my own fighting. I don't consider fighting to be a stunt.

It's fun being able to suit up and go and kick butt and not have to worry about memorizing dialogue. It's a whole different way of acting because you're not depending on the words at all, you're really depending on everything else that you have.

If you're not bruised up, then you're not doing an action film in a real way.

Fight scenes are like learning a dance. You learn it move by move, and then you put it all together and it looks awesome when you edit it together. It's great!

I love the physical roles. I have the utmost respect for stunt people and stunt doubles, but I like to do as much as I possibly can with what's become some pretty significant training.

They're called 'action scenes' because they do the acting for you. You don't have to act in action scenes. The action does it all for you. It's great.

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

Acting is my number one, but dancing will always be a part of who I am and in my heart. I love doing stunts when they are a part of my acting.

I'm a little greedy for action scenes. I'm a martial artist, and any time I get to show off some of that art is great.

Fight scenes are very physical for me. Sometimes I require my own body to move through them before I can tell where a character's likely to feel it.

I do MMA and things like that, so any chance I get to do my own stunts, I love it.

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

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