David Leitch Quotes

United States, Film Director
July 2, 1970

David Leitch is an American film director, stunt coordinator, second unit director, stuntman, producer, and actor. He made his directorial debut on the 2014 action film John Wick with Chad Stahelski, though only Stahelski was credited. Leitch then directed the 2017 thriller film Atomic Blonde, starring Charlize Theron, and 2018's Deadpool 2, the sequel to the 2016 film.

Also known as Producer, Actor

Every movie you attack has its challenges, and I was excited about the challenges presented by 'Deadpool.' I was a huge fan of the original, and I think, as a director, you have to put the script first.

David Leitch
- Movie
There are a lot of big action movies that we've worked on where the attitude has been, 'Let's just get through this scene.' Then you get those jumpy, what-were-they-thinking action sequences.

David Leitch
- Thinking
- Action
- Attitude

I'm a fan of the sensibility of comics, and I love the escapism of them and the defining of good and evil. They're just so creative, too.

David Leitch
- Good
- Evil
Choreographing a fight scene is telling a little story. You learn a lot about the characters involved.

David Leitch
Some actors have an affinity for dance, and they should explore it, train in it, and get good.

David Leitch
- Good
- Dance
- Explore
I look at the action scenes as placeholders when I arrive on a script, knowing that I'm going to expand on them when I understand the constraints of the movie, the locations of where we're shooting, the abilities of the actors, and where we want to go with the characters.

David Leitch
- Movie
- Action
Spies go undercover. They take on different personas.

David Leitch
- Different