Editing John Woo (section)

==Personal life==
Woo has been married to Annie Woo Ngau Chun-lung since 1976. They have two daughters,  Kimberley Woo, Angeles Woo, and a son Frank Woo.<ref name="Elder"/> He is a [[Christians|Christian]] and told [[BBC]] in an interview that he believes in God and has utmost admiration for [[Jesus]], whom he calls a "great philosopher".<ref name="BBC">{{cite news|last1=Pierce|first1=Nev|title=Calling The Shots: John Woo|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/callingtheshots/john_woo.shtml|publisher=BBC|date=24 September 2014|access-date=22 December 2019|archive-date=29 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129231922/http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/callingtheshots/john_woo.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>

His three favorite films are [[David Lean]]'s ''[[Lawrence of Arabia (film)|Lawrence of Arabia]]'', [[Akira Kurosawa]]'s ''[[Seven Samurai]]'' and [[Jean-Pierre Melville]]'s ''[[Le Samouraï]]''.<ref name="BBC" /> A complete list of his 48 inspirational films was published in May 2018.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=John Woo's list |url=https://www.lacinetek.com/fr-en/director-list/john-woo |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=LaCinetek |language=en-US}}</ref> As of July 2024, Woo is the only filmmaker who has listed ''[[The Bridge on the River Kwai]]'' by [[David Lean]] and ''[[Zorba the Greek (film)|Zorba the Greek]]'' by [[Michael Cacoyannis]] as favorites on LaCinetek, a French website that collects and publishes lists from film directors.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vincentelli |first=Elisabeth |date=2020-07-29 |title=The World's Greatest Directors Have Their Own Streaming Lists |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/29/movies/la-cinetek-streaming.html |access-date=2024-07-01 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>