34 Quotes by Jan de Bont

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

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.

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

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

The bad guys are not typical; they are not just bad, they are interesting. They might be good or bad.

Summer movies are spectacles; that's what you pay 10 dollars to see. You want to get teased by effects sometimes. I think that will never stop.

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

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

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.