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People assume that 'The Expendables' is old school, but it's only old school because that's the way I know how to make an action film. It's pretty real. ”
Action is always seen as the bottom rung of thespian endeavour, that's just the way it is. ”
Most action is based on redemption and revenge, and that's a formula. Moby Dick was formula. It's how you get to the conclusion that makes it interesting. ”
I tend to think of action movies as exuberant morality plays in which good triumphs over evil. ”
When I tried to branch out into comedy, I didn't do very well at it, so I went back to doing what I do naturally well, or what the audience expects from me - action pictures. ”
There's always pressure on filming. There's the weather, people, various different technical problems. There's always pressure! And there's never really enough time for anything, really! ”
I didn't believe that I'd ever be lucky enough to be able to make a living as an actor. ”
Every goal, every action, every thought, every feeling one experiences, whether it be consciously or unconsciously known, is an attempt to increase one's level of peace of mind. ”
The art of living consists in knowing which impulses to obey and which must be made to obey. ”
Living most of the time in a world created mostly in one's head, does not make for an easy passage in the real world. ”