Fresh Air, Linda Greenlaw and John Woo

Commercial fisherperson Linda Greenlaw and director John Woo in this rebroadcast edition of Fresh Air. Greenlaw has worked on commercial fishing boats for nearly 20 years. She has written about her experience leading a sword fishing boat to Newfoundland in the book The Hungry Ocean, which has just been released in paperback. She is also featured in the best selling book, The Perfect Storm, which is being made into a movie and released this summer. Boston magazine named Greenlaw one of the most intriguing women of 1997. She lives on Isle au Haut, Maine. Woo grew up in Hong Kong and directed numerous films there before coming to Hollywood. He has established himself as a master of action thrillers and is known for his elaborate action scenes. Woo has directed the American films Broken Arrow, Hard Target, and Face/Off. His new film, Mission Impossible 2, came out this week.