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“The benefits of shooting in Indonesia, we are very independent from union laws.”
“Once 'The Raid' one and two had come out, as great and wonderful as those films were for me creatively, it became a thing where I was like 'Action? No.'”
“Films like 'True Romance' and 'The Last Boy Scout' stuck with me since I saw them when I was young, on every different format.”
“Every martial art shares similiar things. There's only so many ways you can throw a punch and a kick but the way you package it, the way you present it... that's what makes each one unique.”
“I very, very rarely have a shot that lasts under one second. Every shot should have enough breathing room to have a sense of clarity and purpose.”
“Growing up either from classes or watching movies I knew, of course, about kung fu, karate, aikido, Muay Thai... But the first time I saw Silat was when I was working on that documentary - the first time I properly saw it. I was just struck by the fact that it looks so different from other martial arts.”
“I didn't want to be, like 'the action guy.' Not that that's a bad thing, it was just I knew that I wanted to try my hand in different things.”
“I think a lot of people have become quite disenfranchised with action films, especially when they hide the choreography with quick cuts and close-ups.”
“I tend to gravitate towards sitcoms more and documentaries.”
“We all have a different moral barometer, whether it is something we are okay with or not okay with. Like I find some things a little too sentimental for my taste when I watch television. If it is too nice it is not good for me.”
“Martial arts tend to share the same style and movements. Its just the packaging that's different.”
“I couldn't see myself going back out to make 'The Raid 3.'”
“When it came to the 'Raid' films, everything is adrenalized, crowd-pleasing. It's a roller coaster. You can watch an action scene unfold and cheer at the end of it.”
“In Indonesia we have quite a strict censorship law, so there's certain things we're just not allowed to do, and there's certain things we have to restrain ourselves from doing.”
“I grew up watching lots of different films, lots of different styles and genres from lots of different countries, so 'Apostle' is like a reflection of that eclectic taste I've had since childhood that has seen me consume as many horror films, thriller films, action films, and martial arts films.”
“I've watched so many shows where I've been blown away.”
“On an analytical level, what's so special about the Asian approach to action is that there is a time signature to the fighting. Punch, punch, kick, block, block, block, punch, punch, block. It's like percussion. It's got rhythm.”
“I love an action sequence that's not just purely about the rollercoaster of it, but a sequence that allows the storytelling to come through.”
“What we did with 'The Raid 2' - I felt that we kind of closed that off nicely in 'The Raid 2.'”
“I used to use Twitter and I had to get off it because every morning it was like I'd wake up, and the first thing I'd do is reach for my phone, click on it and check the timeline.”