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Action Quotes

On action films, stunt work, and doing over talking.

This collection follows actors who never planned on action careers, including a classically trained performer who found himself kicking and punching on screen despite his background. Explore Character quotes for related themes.

Shortly after Sisi was elected, his administration announced cuts of 'subsidies' on natural gas and energy consumption and lowered those for bread and other goods. Such action was taboo during the Mubarak and Sadat presidencies for over half a century,...

Quotes by Ahmed Zewail

Iraq will not allow any action on its soil that could harm the U.S. We don't want any action from our soil to target our neighbors.

Quotes by Ahmed Chalabi

My favorite action movie growing up was 'Supergirl.' It wasn't good by any stretch of the imagination, but it was my favorite because I wanted to be her. I have a Supergirl tattoo.

Quotes by Adrianne Palicki

I would love to do an action film.

Quotes by Aditya Roy Kapur

Always Quotes

I'm a bit of a wuss. I'll even watch, like, a Tom Cruise 'Jack Reacher' movie where, I mean, there's a lot of action, but the violence is no real violence, but I still hide my face because there might...

Quotes by Adina Porter

I just want to keep the diversity and the options open. In terms of what I'm looking for, I'd like to do a lead action role.

Quotes by Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Every action that we take has some motivation of either being selfish or altruistic. All that adds up.

Quotes by Adam Yauch

I was a pretentious teenager, so of course I had, you know, 'Raging Bull' posters and all of that. 'Raging Bull' is not a pretentious movie, but me having the poster was a pretentious action. I even grew a goatee...

Quotes by Adam Scott

I mean, I love action films, you know, good action films.

Quotes by Adam Scott

Character Quotes

I would really love to do an action movie. An action comedy would be right in my wheel house. But those are really hard to come by.

Quotes by Adam Pally

An ethical action, like an unethical action, is usually analyzed by politicians purely in pragmatic terms.

Quotes by Adam Michnik

You can't really do a big character in an action film; you're already suspending your disbelief in the action, then to suspend your disbelief in the character is too much.

Quotes by Adam McKay

I am actually talking about possibly adapting 'The Boys,' by Garth Ennis, which would not be a comedy, but an action movie with comedy elements to it.

Quotes by Adam McKay

If you make action movies, the critics will savage you, and then your movies are outdated the following week with the new wave of special effects.

Quotes by Adam McKay

Life Quotes

I love action movies.

Quotes by Adam McKay

Every step and every movement of the multitude, even in what are termed enlightened ages, are made with equal blindness to the future; and nations stumble upon establishments, which are indeed the result of human action, but not the execution...

Quotes by Adam Ferguson

A Reagan appointee, Justice Kennedy is no liberal, as he has shown on issues from affirmative action to corporate campaign spending. But he has repeatedly sided with gay litigants before the court.

Quotes by Adam Cohen

Only legislative, judicial, and executive action can completely guarantee the victory of the free world.

Quotes by Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.

For any movement to gain momentum, it must start with a small action. This action becomes multiplied by the masses, and is made tangible when leadership changes course due to the weight of the movement's voice.

Quotes by Adam Braun

Like Quotes

The guys I grew up with, my cinematic heroes, have always been men of few words, but of action. Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach.

Quotes by Adam Baldwin

Frequently Asked Questions

Did these speakers plan on doing action roles?
Not really. One admits, "I never really planned on making action films. It just kind of happened," while another explains they "didn't go into this business to do action" because of a classical-theater background, yet found they were "good at kicking and punching."
Is there a quote about being underrepresented in action roles?
Yes — one speaker reflects on how rare their combination of background is in the genre, noting there are "so few guys who do action and do it well," and even fewer with classical-theater training. For more on standing out through personal traits, see our Character quotes.
Do any of these quotes contrast action with thinking?
One does, memorably: "What the Puritans gave the world was not thought, but action." It draws a sharp line between ideas and actually doing something.
Is classical training mentioned as useful for action work?
Yes — one speaker points to their "classical-theater training" as something they bring into action work, even though it's not the most obvious background for the genre. For more on playful ways of exploring a theme, check out our Rhymes collection.
Where can I find more quotes about living with purpose and action?
Our Life quotes explore that same idea of doing versus just thinking, and our Always quotes are worth a look too.

One older reflection widens the lens, arguing that a movement is remembered for its action rather than its thought. See Always and Life quotes for more.