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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."

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"Sure I faced the troubles and challenges that most actors and actresses face until they get noticed, but I was always confident of myself and my capabilities."

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"I was an actor... or, at least, I was trying to be an actor."

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"There was no male vampire type in existence. Someone suggested an actor of the Continental School who could play any type, and mentioned me."

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"In motion pictures, the actor rules. The camera served the actor."

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"I've worked with Steven Spielberg three times. I'm proud to say that I'm one of those actors that continues to get hired by the same directors."

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"The crossover wasn't happening. TV actors were TV actors, and film and stage actors were a whole different thing. And now there's just a lot of crossover."

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"An actor entering through the door, you've got nothing. But if he enters through the window, you've got a situation."

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"A great actor is independent of the poet, because the supreme essence of feeling does not reside in prose or in verse, but in the accent with which it is delivered."

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"Actors I admire? Ed Harris, or course, I think he's terrific; because I know he always had to fight being what he looked like a lot, but I think he's a terrific actor."

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"An agent is a person who is sore because an actor gets 90% of what they make."

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Jan de Bont
"This film, Tomb Raider 2, is a big challenge. It's quite exhausting."

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

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"One of the most amazing locations I've ever been is the top of the volcano in Tanzania, Africa. It's an actual volcano where you really have this lava every day."

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"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."

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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."

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

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"The quality of CGI, audiences are now so used to it. They don't know what is CGI and what is real."

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

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"We're all complex human beings, and if some of that complexity shows through, I think it's advantageous for the movie."

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"When I heard about the first Tomb Raider, I was very interested and I would have liked to have directed that. When I was approached for the second film, I was delighted."

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