I Try To Keep The Martial Arts

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.

I Never Came With A Conscious Plan To Replace Anyone Else. Stallone Does Feel That Way. He Is A Real Tough Guy In Real Life, And He Gets To Act That Out. If You Meet Him And Work With Him, He Is What He Is. He Is A Guy That Works Out Every Day.

I Discovered Martial Arts, First Judo And Then Karate, And I Became Quite Good At It, Because I Had Something To Prove. And More Than Anything, I Needed To Feel Safe.

My Sensei Was A British Karate Champion Named Brian Fitkin. He Was My Mentor And Because I Had A Hard Relationship With My Dad, He Became A Father Figure To Me.

It Takes Nine Months For A Baby To Develop, It Takes Nine Months To Develop A Character.