When I first met Laurence I was Keanu's [Reeves] stunt double on the first Matrix. So, a little evolution there with career status. But then cut to the thirteen/fourteen years later where now I'm asking Laurence Fishburne to trust my directorial capacity [in John Wick 2].

In fact rules are more important in our underworld than they are to the regular citizen who works within them.

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

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

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.

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.