24 Quotes by John Woo

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

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

They think it's cleaner (and) OK because (it) comes from the doctor or it's prescribed, but it's abused.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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