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There are some long silences in Scandinavian and some Japanese films, when the audience knows action is taking place, but the audience hears no action.

Quotes by John Henrik Clarke

A man of action forced into a state of thought is unhappy until he can get out of it.

Quotes by John Galsworthy

As you can probably tell, I like films and directors that bring a totally unique style to filming action.

Quotes by John Foster

There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction.

Quotes by John F. Kennedy

I'm thinking in terms of a point of departure, a field of action for performers to express an expressive need of mine which hopefully the context of music would convey.

Quotes by John Eaton

The problem is essentially that of communications to an army in action. After a rapid advance communications become disorganized, and there is a temporary halting until they are again in working order.

Quotes by John Desmond Bernal

The self is not something ready-made, but something in continuous formation through choice of action.

Quotes by John Dewey

Physical activity can get you going when you are immobilized. Get action in your life, and don't just talk about it. Get into the arena!

Quotes by John Davidson

I feel like I'm a filmmaker; I don't feel I need to yell action and cut.

Quotes by John Cusack

We have concluded that the U.K. chose to join the invasion of Iraq before the peaceful options for disarmament had been exhausted. Military action at that time was not a last resort.

Quotes by John Chilcot

Books are a real solace, friendships are good but action is better than all.

Quotes by John Burns

There is often, in the affairs of government, more efficiency and wisdom in non-action than in action.

Quotes by John C. Calhoun

The limit is not as narrow as it might be. I do not claim for this action, as it now goes on, an ideal degree of efficiency. What I do claim is that this type of competition already reveals its...

Quotes by John Bates Clark

Politics follows the lines of physics: every action creates an equal and opposite reaction.

Quotes by John Avlon

It is exceedingly improbable that the identical action of the corresponding parts of the two retina is the result of a certain habituation, or of the influence of the mind.

Quotes by Johannes P. Muller

To speak, therefore, of an electric current in the nerves, is to use quite as symbolic an expression as if we compared the action of the nervous principle with light or magnetism.

Quotes by Johannes P. Muller

Action, looks, words, steps, form the alphabet by which you may spell character.

Quotes by Johann Kaspar Lavater

I've made a lot of stupid action films. But when we made The Matrix, we saw that people wanted more than that.

Quotes by Joel Silver

The action genre is kind of designed for a young male audience. But we found on 'The Matrix' that we hit the Valhalla of movie making, which is the four quadrant audience - the young male audience, the older male...

Quotes by Joel Silver

We're constantly striving to bring something new and different to the table, either in the way that we're using the cameras, or the storytelling we're using in the scene, or the way that the characters are being motivated by the...

Quotes by Joe Russo

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.

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