I'm an audience member too, man. I hate shitty sequels.

I spent a lot of time with both [Laurence Fishburn and Keanu Reeves], obviously, on the Matrix trilogy. Worked a lot, on a day-to-day level, with Laurence Fishburne. And then we'd bumped into each other through the film community for years and years.

Laurence [Fishburn] helped redo some of the dialogue [in John Wick 2], he and Keanu [Reeves] workshopped it. And he couldn't have been more respectful couldn't have been more brilliant on set. I said, "look, I'm gonna have to work you a little bit here cause I only get you for three days." He never left set, was always engaging, always working on his lines, it was awesome.

With John Wick we wanted to do something like that. So rather than punching, kicks - and for the kind of way we wanted to shoot it, which is longer takes - our initial instinct was let's go with a throwing or grappling arm.

I consider Laurence [Fishburn], Keanu [Reeves], both very acclaimed actors, I mean so good.

I think we're all kind of alike when you do your first film. You have great hopes, but you don't hope too much.

Laurence [Fishburne] is a great example of how to communicate to the audience as you're acting with another actor.