Quotes About John Woo

It's pretty easy to make a film in China. A few years ago I just walked into the office and let them know I wanted to make a movie called 'Red Cliff' and they were so excited. They said, 'Let's do it!' It's that simple.

'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.

In 'Windtalkers,' the director John Woo is meticulous in melding his own intimate style into the cliches of a large-scale war movie, paying homage to all the tired conventions of the genre. But it's an honor that these cliches don't deserve.

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

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

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

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

One, I had never worked with John Woo before and I wanted to see what that was like, and two, Ben Affleck is a friend, so it would be fun to work with him again.