A biography for David Leitchhasn’t been written yet.
“All film, at the end of the day, has wish-fulfillment.”
“As a director, just to be able to jump in to do something that's different, and to explore comedy and be challenged by that, is great. Some directors never get that opportunity.”
“I find fight scenes actually more interesting, in a way, than chase scenes because you're watching your character go through this problem-solving process and fight the antagonist mano-a-mano. It's more powerful, more emotional.”
“I've been really fortunate in my career to do budgets at all different levels.”
“You learn tricks to make action look more dynamic - having the fight come toward you or shooting on a longer lens to compress the speed.”
“Music emotionally and psychologically transports you immediately.”
“Spies go undercover. They take on different personas.”
“A lot of people don't give their audiences credit. You can leave it a little mysterious. They can think about it.”
“Selling art is a lot different than making it.”
“Some actors have an affinity for dance, and they should explore it, train in it, and get good.”
“It's called 'John Wick' - it's really about this guy's very simple journey. We just didn't want to clutter it. It's gratifying it in its own right, in its simplicity.”
“People want to be empowered to the point where they can thwart their enemies physically.”
“If you're trying to get to the underworld of Berlin, it's not suits and ties; it's rock and roll.”
“We don't want John Wick to retire again; we're glad he's back in the game. We want a sequel or a prequel. There's a lot of fertile ground to cover.”
“You know, the 'Atomic Blonde' universe is its own universe. There's influences obviously of Bond and Bourne and 'Wick,' all the things I've been exposed to, but it is its own universe.”