My films are always concerned ...
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Who sows virtue reaps honor.
You must show no mercy...nor have any belief whatsoever in how others judge you...for your greatness will silence them all.
When a warrior goes down, you pick up his shield and go play in honor of him.
Chip Kelly
Great warriors, like great earthquakes, are principally remembered for the mischief they have done.
Christian Nestell Bovee
Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
Saint Francis de Sales
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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
There is absolutely no Wuxia or martial arts in 'Red Cliff.' I want all the action to look realistic.
John Woo
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
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