Jessica Alba Quotes

I guess you could say I've been in my share of violent movies.

I was a stuntman for over fifteen years.

I've always been slightly hesitant about generalizing movies made by men and women being different in their nature; I think movies by each director are different. Having said that, I think that it's kind of disgraceful that there aren't more female directors.

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 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 don't finish a day of stunts with a lot of bruises, you feel like you haven't done it right.

I was a stunt man for 35 years.

Every actor who has done an action film has a little tiny scar somewhere from that.

I did do my own stunts.

On 'Death Valley,' I fought this werewolf, and he was picking me up and slamming me down. They put padding down in the garbage so he could really slam me down. They're flying around and I'm doing these jumping flying triangles pulling the guy down. It's just fun.

Over my career, I've had to do a lot of shows that involve stunts, and I so enjoy stunts.

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

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.

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

I love doing my own stunts but it's hard.

I've never played a character where I've had so much fun on the physical end. I don't want to say I like it too much but it's fun having a gun on you and getting to manhandle men.

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 remember my first taste of American big movies was 'Ghost Rider.' I'm in two little scenes. But for those two little scenes they had 400 extras, upside-down stunt cars, and a fire brigade.

I like doing violent movies.

By and large, I think female directors are far more sensitive.

Acting is fun. I especially like the action sequences. That's what I do best.

I would love to do an action film.

I'll make every movement as mine, and use stuntmen as less as possible.

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.