Coco Martin Quotes

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.

I do some of my stunts for the things I have learned. But if it is for something I have never learned, then I use a double.

I would like to be able to do as many of my own stunts where I can.

But I loved doing the physical stuff for 'Dredd.' I have to give a shout-out to the stunt team that I worked with.

I would love to do my own stunts, but stunts are not something I have a lot of experience with.

The stunt team were great on 'Defiance.' They were there, every day.

I don't get a chance to do many of my own stunts on 'Buffy' - none of us do. We have amazing stunt people who make us all look really believable and really good.

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

For the most part, I do a lot of my own stunts. On 'The Final Destination,' they kept pulling my stunt woman in, and I'd shoo her away. I'm a black belt in tae kwon do, so I was adamant about doing stuff myself.

I'm actually doing more stunts for 'Maze Runner' than I did for 'Insurgent.'

In the stunt world, fights and vehicles are often two different disciplines.

As a stunt girl I've done most varieties of female fight action.

When you're fighting with a stunt person, your intent is to miss.

I do most of my own stunts because the stunt guys show me how.

So there was always a stunt coordinator on those films that was from Stunts Unlimited and I was just one of the young warriors from Stunts Unlimited that got to be a part of it because it was a big show and they needed a lot of guys.

I do have a stunt double because there are certain things that they won't let me do. Like they won't set fire to me. They won't like let me jump off a 20 story building. There are certain big stunts that it's just impossible to get insurance to let me do, but for the most part I'd say I do probably 75% of my stuff.

Jen Murray, my stunt person, is totally comfortable getting thrown into a cabinet and onto the ground or getting hit by a car. I, on the other hand, am not. Nor would it look great on film, so she does it.

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

It never occurred to me that being a stunt girl would get me recognized in any way, because the whole purpose of a stunt person is to not be known.

I was the highest-paid stuntman in the world.

I stepped away from stunts and into acting right around when stunt people started getting put into motion-capture stuff.

I love getting to work with the stunt coordinator. It's like choreography, like a dance.

I'm an athletic actor. I'm known for my action; I'm a guy who does my own stunts on screen.

As much as they'll let me I do my own stunts and I do all my own fighting.

On 'Angel' I got to work a lot with Mike Massa, who was David Boreanaz' stunt double, and Mike would let me do most of my stuff by myself. I did almost all my fight scenes by myself.