John Woo Quotes

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

  John Woo

  Friendship, Patriotism, Honor

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• I have never intended in any of my films to sell violence or to glorify it. Even in the most intense action sequences in my films, there is a message about how evil violence is.

  John Woo

  Evil, Messages, Violence

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• 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

  Thinking, People, Use

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• 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

  Beautiful, Christian, Important

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• 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

  Passion, Heart, People

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• I also wanted people to know that football actually started in China almost 3000 years ago.

  John Woo

  Football, Years, People

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• 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

  Team, Ideas, Two

  Interview with Todd Gilchrist, www.ign.com. August 15, 2007.

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• It's pretty easy to make a film in China. A few years ago I just walked into the office and let them know I wanted to make a movie called 'Red Cliff' and they were so excited. They said, 'Let's do it!' It's that simple.

  John Woo

  Simple, Years, Office

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• When I was young, I loved movies so much I wanted to make one.

  John Woo

  Young, Wanted

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• There is absolutely no Wuxia or martial arts in 'Red Cliff.' I want all the action to look realistic.

  John Woo

  Art, Looks, Want

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• '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

  Lasts, West, Hong Kong

  Interview with Todd Gilchrist, www.ign.com. August 15, 2007.

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• For my own films, I would like to see 'Bullet in the Head' remastered. The original cut was actually almost three hours.

  John Woo

  Cutting, Three, Bullets

  Interview with Todd Gilchrist, www.ign.com. August 15, 2007.

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• I'm not a master; I'm just a hard-working filmmaker. I would like everyone to see me as a friend rather than a master.

  John Woo

  Hard Work, Masters, Filmmaker

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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