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Any time anyone fires bullets in an action movie that don't hit the target it immediately undermines the movie.

An action movie should, like any other, follow the narrative traditions of literature. That means there should be subtlety, a slow build and a gradual bringing together of all the separate threads of the plot. To see all of it coming together slowly is very rewarding for the audience.

From Shane Black

An action film can have too much action; picture an equaliser on a stereo, with all the knobs pegged at 10. It becomes a cacophony and is, ultimately, quite boring.

From Shane Black

I always have humour in my action movies. I think characters that make jokes under fire are more real. It somehow helps put you in their shoes.

From Shane Black

You have to keep surprising your audience.

From Shane Black

Writing scripts is a laborious job that can be a real pain.

From Shane Black

I'm ashamed to say this, but I watched every episode of 'Starsky and Hutch' as a kid. I loved that show, but now I think it's stupid - they'd have a car chase for no reason, then Paul Michael Glaser would shoot the car and it would blow up.

From Shane Black