I think I have been stereotyped as an action director in Hollywood, so all I got were the action scripts. John Woo Read Quote
I have found my heaven in musicals. When I watch a musical, it makes me believe life is still beautiful. John Woo Read Quote
When I made ‘Hard Boiled,’ I had no idea that it would be released to an international audience. I just wanted to make a film to team up my two favorite actors, Tony Leung and Chow Yun-Fat. John Woo Read Quote
Hard Boiled’ is my last film in Hong Kong, before I moved to the U.S. It is the one film which is most accepted by the audience in the West. John Woo Read Quote
The movies I like to make are very rich and full of passion. Some people see me as an action director, but action is not the only thing in my movies. I always like to show human nature – something deep inside the heart. John Woo Read Quote
I can use movie as a language. Not only could it send a good message, I could let people know about my thinking and how I see the world, how I see the colour, how I see the music, how I see everything. John Woo Read Quote
I like doves. They look so beautiful, like a woman. For me they represent peace and love and purity. And sometimes they’re seen as the messengers of God, so they’re important to me because I’m a Christian. John Woo Read Quote