John Woo Quotes
I think I have been stereotyped as an action director in Hollywood, so all I got were the action scripts.
Quotes to Explore
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Where are the gains for religious freedom and human rights to justify all the bombings, invasions and wars we have conducted in the lands from Libya to Pakistan - to justify the losses we have endured and the death and suffering we have inflicted?
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The loss of life will be irreplaceable.
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In case of doubt, do a little more than you have to.
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I don't know in the world why anyone would consent to be a king, and never to be left to himself, but to be worried and wearied and interfered with from dark to daybreak and from morning to the fall of night.
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Is truth always positive? Of course. Once the truth comes out, you know, it's all right. We're scared that if the truth comes out that it's not all right. It's the other way around.
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What we do is nothing like the portrayal of badminton as a gentle game played in a church hall. Badminton can be fun and relaxing, but as professionals, this sport is our heart and soul and passion, and our games are fast and aggressive.
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I do not consider myself beautiful.
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There is nothing which at once affects a man so much and so little as his own death.
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Of all Iraq's rocket scientists, none drew warier scrutiny abroad than Modher Sadeq-Saba Tamimi.
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I feel like I'd have a different approach to football now after doing music.
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I'm not small, I'm space-efficient.
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If you look at my record, I have a clean record.
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We love it when we make mistakes that are better than something you could think up.
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I was an intimate sort of child who never spoke up in groups. I preferred close friends.
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Marvel has such a huge slice of the pie.
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French fries. I love them. Some people are chocolate and sweets people. I love French fries. That and caviar.
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At the risk of sounding like Virginia Woolf, I could live on £700 a year.
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It is most pleasant to commit a just action which is disagreeable to someone whom one does not like.
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I do have at home the most ridiculous number of awards for what I have done, which is nice in terms of being patted on the back, yet it does cure you of caring about what other people say about you. Ultimately, you must have your own standard of what is good enough.
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My job is to focus on bringing characters to life in an honest and personal way.
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Real heroes are all around us and uncelebrated.
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I encourage active skepticism - when people are being skeptical because they're trying to identify the best course of action. They're trying to identify the next step for themselves or other people.
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I think I have been stereotyped as an action director in Hollywood, so all I got were the action scripts.
