John Woo Quotes: top 26 famous quotes about John Woo

John Woo Quotes & Sayings

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Liberty is a different kind of pain from prison. — T. S. Eliot

Calmness is the living breath of God's immortality in you. — Paramahansa Yogananda

I think I have been stereotyped as an action director in Hollywood, so all I got were the action scripts. — John Woo

Some proofs command assent. Others woo and charm the intellect. They evoke delight and an overpowering desire to say, 'Amen, Amen'. — John William Strutt

To be honest, I don't have much time to watch any movies. — John Woo

I have found my heaven in musicals. When I watch a musical, it makes me believe life is still beautiful. — John Woo

The bozo who's going to go early John Woo all over the manicured lawns and flower beds just to show he doesn't give a fuck about convention. — Don Winslow

Popularity, I have always thought, may aptly be compared to a coquette - the more you woo her, the more apt is she to elude your embrace. — John Tyler

When I was young, I loved movies so much I wanted to make one. — John Woo

I was never a wet-eyed, passionate writer; I was always a policeman. — Joseph Wambaugh

It is but sorrow to be wise when wisdom profits not. — Sophocles

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

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

I was always such an incredible fan of John Woo, I just wanted to do this film with him. — Christian Slater

I had such a good time working with John Woo and John Travolta, and it was so professional. I want to work with people who are real professionals. — Christian Slater

I think all the filmmakers in Hong Kong are influenced by John Woo. — Alan Mak

Her virtue and the conscience of her worth, That would be woo'd, and not unsought be won. — John Milton

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

The way I see it, if you're going to make an action movie, you've got to make one with John Woo. — Christian Slater

Sweet bird that shunn'st the nose of folly, Most musical, most melancholy! Thee, chauntress, oft, the woods among, I woo, to hear thy even-song. — John Milton

The misery of us, that are born great, We are forced to woo because none dare woo us. — John Webster

The eloquent voice of our century uttered, shortly before leaving the world, a warning cry against the Anglo- Saxon contagion. — Matthew Arnold

You shall take time to reach here, where I can see the soft clouds floating under my feet.. — Himmilicious

'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

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

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