You think of movies like 'Midnight Run' and '48 Hours', those are great movies, especially 'Midnight Run.'

If you go back and watch 'The French Connection,' it's been cannibalized so many times. There are certain movies like that, where you see the original and think, 'This isn't so great.' And the reason it isn't so great is because everyone has copied it.

You're not a slave to those test audiences.

I love action movies.

Nowadays, the truth is, I think a lot of the newer generation of action stars usually are pretty self-deprecating and cool. I mean, Dwayne Johnson is a great example.

If you make action movies, the critics will savage you, and then your movies are outdated the following week with the new wave of special effects.