Quotes by John Woo

“When I was 11, even though we were poor, my mother was a fan of movies from the west. She used to bring me to the theatre. At that time, a parent could bring a child to the theatre for free. I was fascinated by the musicals, I think they influenced me the most. Also a lot of Fred Astaire... I loved movies and I wanted to be a filmmaker some day.”

“When I was in high school, I dreamed of being a film-maker, but my family was so poor that they couldnt afford for me to go to college.”

“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.”

“It would be a joke to film it like some sort of kung fu epic,”

“All the Invisible Children.”

“He will be spending the holidays with the troops.”

“I usually put the actors and the stuntmen in a real explosion, in real gunfire. They run scared, really scared,”

“They think its cleaner (and) OK because (it) comes from the doctor or its prescribed, but its abused.”

“My films are always concerned with family, friendship, honor, and patriotism.”

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.

My films are always concerned with family, friendship, honor, and patriotism.

I like doves. They look so beautiful, like a woman. For me they represent peace and love and purity. And sometimes theyre seen as the messengers of God, so theyre important to me because Im a Christian.