Any time anyone fires bullets in an action movie that don't hit the target it immediately undermines the movie. Shane Black actionbulletfire Change image and share on social
You have to keep surprising your audience. Shane Black audiencesurprise Change image and share on social
I love the idea of a super villain that doesn't wear a cape, that doesn't wear a super suit. Shane Black capeidealove Change image and share on social
I'm ashamed to say this, but I watched every episode of 'Starsky and Hutch' as a kid. I loved that show, but now I think it's stupid - they'd have a car chase for no reason, then Paul Michael Glaser would shoot the car and it would blow up. Shane Black ashamedblowcar share on social
I have these guilty pleasures, these failed films that don't work at all, but I'll watch them if they're on. Like 'The Game.' Shane Black failfilmgame Change image and share on social
I don't mind women who want to act. That's fine. It's odd that men want to act, in that there's still a degree of vanity associated with it. Shane Black actdegreefine Change image and share on social
For years I was doing the excruciating weightlifting of writing scripts - but then I stayed thin and someone else got all the muscles. Shane Black excruciatemusclescript Change image and share on social
I've turned down lots and lots of work. Things that could have made me some money. Shane Black havelotmake Change image and share on social
I think about the audience in the sense that I serve as my own audience. I have to please myself the way, if I saw the movie in a theater, I would be pleased. Do I think about catering to an audience? No. Shane Black audiencecatermovie share on social
Once I started selling scripts for a great deal of money - action scripts, no less, which people tend to pooh-pooh anyway - then I started to get some backlash. Which I didn't mind. Shane Black actionbacklashdeal Change image and share on social