John Woo Quotes


When I was a kid I feel lonely, I have not many friends. If you make a movie, then you can work with different kinds of people and make different kinds of friend. That's very important to me.


Citations

Elder, Robert K., editor. John Woo: Interviews. University Press of Mississippi, 2005, p. 14.

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John Woo
John Woo
  • Born: May 1, 1946
  • Nationality: Hong Kong
  • Profession: Film Director, Screenwriter, Producer

John Woo Yu-Sen SBS is a Chinese-born Hong Kong film director, producer and screenwriter. He is considered a major influence on the action genre, known for his highly chaotic action sequences, stylized imagery, Mexican standoffs, frequent use of slow motion and allusions to neo-noir, wuxia and Western cinema. He was also a pioneer of heroic bloodshed films (a crime action film genre involving Chinese triads) and the gun fu genre in Hong Kong action cinema, before working in Hollywood films.