John Woo Quotes
For my own films, I would like to see 'Bullet in the Head' remastered. The original cut was actually almost three hours.
Quotes to Explore
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I have absolutely no regret about my vote against this war. The same questions remain. The cost in human lives, the cost to our budget, probably 100 billion. We could have probably brought down that statue for a lot less.
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The words printed here are concepts. You must go through the experiences.
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I have the strange ability to shut things out.
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Albums are like diaries. You go through phases, technically and emotionally, and they reflect the state that you're in at the time.
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I don't like the 'must', the 'always', and the 'never' words. I don't like 'no' either.
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I didn't grow up in one of those restrictive Christian households where you couldn't do this or that. We were brought up with a great collection of good morals and good values, but we also had fun. We'd go to church on Sunday, but then have ice cream, roller skate or play in the park afterwards.
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It's hard to juggle being a businessperson with being a creative person. You have to organize yourself - PR needs me for PR, and the licensing division needs me for licensing, the bridal people need me for bridal.
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When I was a child, I felt at times that I had been born into an insane asylum, that much of human life appeared to be an insane asylum. It was bewildering.
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If I made a musical in the beginning of my career, it would have been crane shots and tracking shots and people coming out of cakes and whatever, but these techniques are something that I've left behind me.
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There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other.
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I don't believe in hitting a bad shot and then insisting it's no big deal. No, you just messed up, so react. I'm not saying you need to throw your club. I mean, take 10 seconds to get angry at yourself, but then start over.
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This entire cast, N.W.A, was an all-star group, and I really feel like people are going to look at 'Straight Outta Compton' years from now like this was an all-star cast.
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When faced with the inevitable fatigue that comes with the recycling of speeches and the recycling of thoughts in a rather small stream of vortex, I am urged to not be ashamed of recycling.
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When things are scary, or there's a struggle, I always think, 'How is this going to sound in my biography?' Sometimes I would just be living on protein shakes or the cheapest food that I could afford because I didn't have a lot of money.
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While we are being fascinated by the tales of famous serial killers and how they were brought to justice, the real serial killer goes about his business with hardly a thought to being caught.
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The 'war on terror' has created a culture of fear in America.
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The best way to direct kids is to be natural and honest.
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When I came back to power, Georgia was completely isolated on the international stage.
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Wouldnt it be nice to be like men and get notches in your belt... and not get emotionally involved?
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I think of entrepreneurship as a way of creating value.
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I was never taught how to raise a child, because I wasn't raised properly.
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I still couldn’t banish the image of the Quetzal Flower. In my mind, it merged with that of Priestess Eleuia: everything a man could desire or aspire to, a woman who would suck the marrow from your bones and still leave you smiling.
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Surprisingly, I'm not a fan of guns or anything like that!
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For my own films, I would like to see 'Bullet in the Head' remastered. The original cut was actually almost three hours.
