You know his name. And you may already know most of what he has to say in his latest movie. The title character of Jason Bourne reportedly has only 25 lines of dialogue, according to a new Guardian interview with actor Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass.
Such silence isn't rare for an action hero. These kinds of characters are too busy moving and fighting to have a lot of conversations. Some need the one-liners, but serious guys like Bourne don't have time for quips. And he was modeled to be one step above a robotic killing machine.
So it makes sense that he's as talky as the Terminator. And good guys like Mad Max, Leon the Professional, the Driver in Drive, Snake Eyes from G.I. Joe, young Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part II and of course silent film heroes like Buster Keaton.