The record-breaking movie John Woo made for free: “I didn’t take any money”
He bet big on himself and won.
John Woo
The movie that gave John Woo his Alfred Hitchcock moment: “It required that I find a new style”
An experiment from the ‘Master of Suspense’.
“He’s a hero to me”: the Hollywood icon who inspired John Woo to change Hong Kong cinema
This enduring character is Woo’s hero.
The Wong Kar-wai movie inspired by John Woo and MTV: “What else can I do?”
A unique approach that paid dividends.
Quentin Tarantino names the biggest directorial inspirations on ‘Reservoir Dogs’
“I like the idea of working in a genre almost to reinvent it, to stretch it out of shape.”
The eclectic mix of directors who shaped John Woo’s singular style: “They’re so powerful that way”
A grab-bag of inspirations.
“He was the king”: the one director John Woo places on the same pedestal as Akira Kurosawa
A ringing endorsement.
