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Yeah, I mean I've definitely had a bunch of action scripts sent to me, but again I'm a stickler for directors. If it's like an action flick with a great director then it's like 'Oh let's look at this thing,' but if it's just like a shoot-em'-up with a first time director. I don't know if that's the trajectory I want to take with what I'm doing.

I have an idealistic approach to acting. I want to be great at it, but you can't be great if the scripts are not there and the director doesn't know what he's doing.

I think I have been stereotyped as an action director in Hollywood, so all I got were the action scripts.

I think what makes a good action film is a story that gets you involved. Just action, by itself, is not going to work.

I really like acting but, just now, the more I read a script I find myself thinking I'd like to direct rather than act.

A lot of action movies today seem to have scenes that just lead up to the action.

I always try to stick to the script because I want to respect the writers, and I want to respect the director. But if the director and my fellow actors are okay with me playing with it a little bit, then I definitely want to play with it.

When I do a movie, I have the script. I know how it begins and how it ends. I know what my character does and where he's going. If I have ideas I want to express or changes I want to make, there's one guy: the director. It's different in television.

I've been asked to do action-oriented movies in the past and they just haven't been right for me.

I never thought I would say this, but I'm desperate to do an action film.