--- title: "1 Director Hollywood Quotes By John Woo" description: "1 Director Hollywood quotes by John Woo. Plus more from John Woo and more Director Hollywood sayings from other authors." 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) ## More by John Woo > [When I was a kid I got so much help from the Church. When I was a kid, our family was so poor they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-woo/when-i-was-a-kid-i-got-so-much-help-from-the-church-when-i-was-a-kid/) [John Woo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-woo/) > [I'm not a master; I'm just a hard-working filmmaker. I would like everyone to see me as a friend rather than a master.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-woo/i-m-not-a-master-i-m-just-a-hard-working-filmmaker-i-would-like/) [John Woo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-woo/) > [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/) > [For my own films, I would like to see 'Bullet in the Head' remastered. The original cut was actually almost three hours.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-woo/for-my-own-films-i-would-like-to-see-bullet-in-the-head-remastered/) [John Woo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-woo/) > [When I made 'Hard Boiled,' I had no idea that it would be released to an international audience. I just wanted to make a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-woo/when-i-made-hard-boiled-i-had-no-idea-that-it-would-be-released-to-an/) [John Woo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-woo/) > [I can use movie as a language. Not only could it send a good message, I could let people know about my thinking and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-woo/i-can-use-movie-as-a-language-not-only-could-it-send-a-good-message-i/) [John Woo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-woo/it-s-pretty-easy-to-make-a-film-in-china-a-few-years-ago-i-just/) [John Woo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-woo/) > ['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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-woo/hard-boiled-is-my-last-film-in-hong-kong-before-i-moved-to-the-u-s-it/) [John Woo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-woo/) > [I also wanted people to know that football actually started in China almost 3000 years ago.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-woo/i-also-wanted-people-to-know-that-football-actually-started-in-china/) [John Woo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-woo/) > [The movies I like to make are very rich and full of passion. Some people see me as an action director, but action is…](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/) > [When I was a kid I feel lonely, I have not many friends. If you make a movie, then you can work with different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-woo/when-i-was-a-kid-i-feel-lonely-i-have-not-many-friends-if-you-make-a/) [John Woo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-woo/) > [I like doves. They look so beautiful, like a woman. For me they represent peace and love and purity. And sometimes they're seen as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-woo/i-like-doves-they-look-so-beautiful-like-a-woman-for-me-they/) [John Woo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-woo/) > [My films are always concerned with family, friendship, honor, and patriotism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-woo/my-films-are-always-concerned-with-family-friendship-honor-and/) [John Woo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-woo/) > [To be honest, I don't have much time to watch any movies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-woo/to-be-honest-i-don-t-have-much-time-to-watch-any-movies/) [John Woo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-woo/) > [When I was young, I loved movies so much I wanted to make one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-woo/when-i-was-young-i-loved-movies-so-much-i-wanted-to-make-one/) [John Woo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-woo/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/director-hollywood/john-woo/#itemlist", "name": "1 Director Hollywood Quotes By John Woo", "numberOfItems": 1, "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": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/director-hollywood/john-woo/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/director-hollywood/john-woo/", "name": "Director Hollywood Quotes by John Woo", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/director-hollywood/john-woo/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/625/john-woo-29420_action_i-think-i-have-been-stereotyped-as-an-ac_188522.jpg" }, "description": "1 Director Hollywood quotes by John Woo. 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