“Well, every now and then you find a rare combination. He’s a man that’s completely connected to his material. They’re interchangeable. He doesn’t have to go, ‘Oh shoot, I have to learn about this genre, I don’t know what this filmmaking style is.’ He has matched perfectly with the genre. He brings the heart like no other. And he hires impeccable actors. In this one, everyone in the cast could hold a film on their own, so you’re seeing subtle emotions and bonds amongst almost all the characters, and that gives it such a leg up on regular action films,” he said.