I like to try things as an actor that I haven’t done before. I’ve done a few of those films lately. I did one WWII movie where I play a Legionnaire. I did another one where I play a DEA agent who’s a very odd and odd-looking fella. I did something else where I’m in prison playing a guy who’s mentally challenged, but he’s really an FBI agent. So I’m trying to have some fun as an actor.
http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2015/05/04/ ... e-tony-jaaRegarding the state of DTV, I'll also add that back in the day, a lot of projects were either not meant to be pure action flicks originally or were written by solid writers: JOSHUA TREE was written by Steven Pressfield (now an acclaimed novelist and also author o THE LEGEND OF BAGGER VANCE) and was meant to be a neo-"film noir" like KILL ME AGAIN or RED ROCK WESTMEN OF WAR didn't have any action until the last act and was penned by legendary John Sayles, DARK ANGEL was ultimately reshaped by big time David Koepp, SILENT TRIGGER was also not concepted as an action film and was initially a dark nihillitsic thriller only set in this building etc...
Writers of that generation were interested about something else than just making a "cool action" movie so the films, even when broaden with more action stuff, ultimately bore something beyond that made them much deeper and subtle, unlike the work of many of today's young newcomers (who aren't necessarily as cultured or deep) whose scripts aren't developed or produced with as much care (which is also partly due do the economics, market etc).