Karate Has Helped Me Lots, Otherwise I

You Realize As A Director That When You Are Cutting A Film, You Want To Have Alternatives. You Need Color And Choices. You Don't Want Four Takes That Are Identical.

Working With Jean-claude Is A Lot Of Fun. Because He's A Great Actor Who Also Happens To Be A Fighter. That Combination Doesn't Usually Come Together Anymore. Usually, You Have To Fight The Stunt Double And Then Act Against The Actor. In His Case, You Are Fighting With A Real Guy. It Takes A Minute To Get Used To That. Because It Doesn't Happen Any More.

It Was Fun To Talk Too Much [as Jebediah Woodley], To Keep Running Your Mouth Whether The Other Characters Want To Hear It Or Not. That's Part Of What Made This Guy Fun.

Stallone Is A Great Writer. He Wrote One Of The Best Screenplays Ever Written. Rocky. It Is One Of The Biggest Classics Of All Time. I Think In The Past, He Was Shying Away From Writing His Own Stuff, Because There Is A Lot Of Pressure When You Star In Something That You Write.

I Think We Are Affected So Much By Mythical Stories And Biblical Stories, Our Society Being Based On The Bible - At Least The Old Society Is Based On Biblical Terms And Laws - That There's More Of It In Art Than People Realize. Sometimes It Comes To The Surface, But Sometimes It's Below The Surface, But Certainly, It Does Influence Some Of My Movies.