Shane Black Quotes


If someone fires a gun in a movie, it should always be a big deal. I don't like movies where someone shoots at someone else but they just run away and manage to dodge the bullet. Or people are all firing at each other continuously for 10 minutes.


Citations

Black, Shane. Interview by Ryan Gilbey. The Guardian, Guardian News & Media, 19 May 2016.

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Shane Black
Shane Black
  • Born: December 16, 1961
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Film Director, Film Producer, Screenwriter, Actor

Shane Black is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor who has written such films as Lethal Weapon and Lethal Weapon 2, The Monster Squad, The Last Boy Scout, Last Action Hero and The Long Kiss Goodnight. As an actor, Black is best known for his role as Rick Hawkins in Predator (1987).