Jan de Bont

Angelina wanted to make sure that any fighting in the movie would be comparable to any male actor. Everything from stick fighting to horse riding was real to her. ↗

— Jan de Bont

#angelina #any #comparable #everything #fighting

As a director, you try to find what is creative. ↗

— Jan de Bont

#director #find #try #you

Being in an area of the planet where scientists believe mankind started is quite amazing. ↗

— Jan de Bont

#area #being #believe #mankind #planet

I had a very strong-willed mother, who I totally adored. She was always in control of her life. ↗

— Jan de Bont

#always #control #had #her #i

I really believe action will always be there and will never disappear. ↗

— Jan de Bont

#always #believe #disappear #i #never

I think the audience would like to see movies that are stunning to watch. I really think they'd like to see spectacles. ↗

— Jan de Bont

#i #i think #like #movies #really

I think there are a lot more relationship scenes in my movies that people tend to overlook. A lot of scenes really feel real and are about the characters. ↗

— Jan de Bont

#characters #feel #i #i think #lot

I think what makes a good action film is a story that gets you involved. Just action, by itself, is not going to work. ↗

— Jan de Bont

#action film #film #gets #going #good

It's always an enormous pressure when you do a sequel. The demands are so high, and it's expensive. ↗

— Jan de Bont

#demands #enormous #enormous pressure #expensive #high

Lara Croft is such a strong individual, she's very driven, she doesn't need a man, she's speaks her own mind, and that she's in control of her own life. It's a lot of what women want and have. ↗

— Jan de Bont

#driven #her #individual #life #lot