--- title: "13 Action Director Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 13 Action Director quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Action Director sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/625/john-woo-29420_action_i-think-i-have-been-stereotyped-as-an-ac_188522.jpg" --- > [I think I have been stereotyped as an action director in Hollywood, so all I got were the action scripts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-woo/i-think-i-have-been-stereotyped-as-an-action-director-in-hollywood-so/) [John Woo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-woo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/625/john-woo-29420_action_i-think-i-have-been-stereotyped-as-an-ac_188522.jpg) > [My father is an action director and he often worked with Veeru Devgnji. That's how I would end up at Ajay Devgn's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sunny-singh/my-father-is-an-action-director-and-he-often-worked-with-veeru/) [Sunny Singh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sunny-singh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89f/sunny-singh-8600_action_my-father-is-an-action-director-and-he-o_1967369.jpg) > [As an action director, I always try to bring something fresh and new.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donnie-yen/as-an-action-director-i-always-try-to-bring-something-fresh-and-new/) [Donnie Yen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donnie-yen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a38/donnie-yen-12000_action_as-an-action-director-i-always-try-to-br_405010.jpg) > [I see myself more as an action director. All right, I do enjoy intense, bloodthirsty action but I like to blend and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-marshall/i-see-myself-more-as-an-action-director-all-right-i-do-enjoy-intense/) [Neil Marshall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-marshall/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19c/neil-marshall-18376_action_i-see-myself-more-as-an-action-director_1631069.jpg) > [In Hong Kong, particularly, we craft this art for decades. The action choreographer actually is the action director. He takes over and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donnie-yen/in-hong-kong-particularly-we-craft-this-art-for-decades-the-action/) [Donnie Yen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donnie-yen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/162/donnie-yen-12000_action_in-hong-kong-particularly-we-craft-this_327214.jpg) > [From the initial days of my career I have always given importance to two things. One is to heed to directors instructions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pankaj-kapur/from-the-initial-days-of-my-career-i-have-always-given-importance-to/) [Pankaj Kapur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pankaj-kapur/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e62/pankaj-kapur-6400_action_from-the-initial-days-of-my-career-i-hav_1753676.jpg) > [I'm doing my best. I read in the paper that I'm an action director. They always say that, "Action director Walter Hill",…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-hill/i-m-doing-my-best-i-read-in-the-paper-that-i-m-an-action-director/) [Walter Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-hill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eac/walter-hill-17314_action_i-m-doing-my-best-i-read-in-the-paper-th_2933565.jpg) > [My father said he will always support me but just not as an action director. It is a deal between both of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vicky-kaushal/my-father-said-he-will-always-support-me-but-just-not-as-an-action/) [Vicky Kaushal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vicky-kaushal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/faf/vicky-kaushal-6387_action_my-father-said-he-will-always-support-me_2632765.jpg) > [Obviously, you know, I am known as an action director, and being a film editor previously had been a great advantage for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-glen/obviously-you-know-i-am-known-as-an-action-director-and-being-a-film/) [John Glen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-glen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af0/john-glen-49959_action_obviously-you-know-i-am-known-as-an-acti_616765.jpg) > [The movies I like to make are very rich and full of passion. Some people see me as an action director, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-woo/the-movies-i-like-to-make-are-very-rich-and-full-of-passion-some/) [John Woo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-woo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a9/john-woo-29420_action_the-movies-i-like-to-make-are-very-rich_1937004.jpg) > [I think as an action director; it comes kind of naturally to me to a certain extent, because I've done so much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-o-loughlin/i-think-as-an-action-director-it-comes-kind-of-naturally-to-me-to-a/) [Alex O'Loughlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-o-loughlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b22/alex-o-loughlin-15372_action_i-think-as-an-action-director-it-comes-k_673014.png) > [And one of the funnest things was watching what they did before the director called action and after the director called cut.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-henson/and-one-of-the-funnest-things-was-watching-what-they-did-before-the/) [Brian Henson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-henson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2b/brian-henson-10923_action_and-one-of-the-funnest-things-was-watchi_291839.jpg) > [My father is an action director from 35-40 years and I've seen how things work in the industry all my life and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sunny-singh/my-father-is-an-action-director-from-35-40-years-and-i-ve-seen-how/) [Sunny Singh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sunny-singh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34e/sunny-singh-8600_action_my-father-is-an-action-director-from-35_1788191.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/action-director/#itemlist", "name": "Action Director Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think I have been stereotyped as an action director in Hollywood, so all I got were the action scripts.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Woo" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-woo/i-think-i-have-been-stereotyped-as-an-action-director-in-hollywood-so/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/625/john-woo-29420_action_i-think-i-have-been-stereotyped-as-an-ac_188522.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/625/john-woo-29420_action_i-think-i-have-been-stereotyped-as-an-ac_188522.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/625/john-woo-29420_action_i-think-i-have-been-stereotyped-as-an-ac_188522.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think I have been stereotyped as an action director in Hollywood, so all I got were the action scripts.” — John Woo", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My father is an action director and he often worked with Veeru Devgnji. 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