planned any of the films action  sequences, instead improvising on the set with the actors, stuntmen  and stunt director. Part of the reason he did this is that Hong Kong  is a very competitive film market and Woo wanted to protect his  ideas from being stolen by other directors, and also that he prefers  to "work as an artist, like a painter. I want to show where my mood  takes me" [from Fox Lorber DVD commentary]. In fact, during the  entire production of the movie, there was never a "final" script. At  any rate, this would irritate producer Tsui Hark, who wanted to know  exactly where the films budget was going. Even when Woo would plan  out non