My films are always concerned with family, friendship, honor, and patriotism.
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.
When I was in high school, I dreamed of being a film-maker, but my family was so poor that they couldn't afford for me to go to college.
I threw so hard I thought my arm would fly right off my body.
If you strive for the moon, maybe you'll get over the fence.
To differentiate his films from various martial arts (which rarely use firearms) categories, John Woo films are often referred to as “Gun Fu”.
John is a Christian, having grown up in a Lutheran family, and often uses Christian symbols (especially doves) in his films.
His favorite handgun is the Beretta 92F/FS, which is used in most of his films. He likes the way the gun looks and considers it to be an “important character”.
In 2005, he became only the fifth Chinese director to sit on the board of judges for the Cannes Film Festival.
His trademark style of beautifully choreographed extreme violence was established with the 1986 film A Better Tomorrow.
Although he was born in Mainland China, Woo grew up in Hong Kong.
In 1971 he went to work as an assistant director for the Shaw Brothers Studios.
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