I really hate the creature film convention that says you have to wait until the end to see the monster. One hour and all you've seen is just the tip ….

I think each film should be regarded as its own specific text..

People have said, 'Why don't you make your own company like Chan-wook Park has his own company,' but my head is full of writing and directing and I d….

No matter where I am working, I cannot make a film without 100% creative control and final cut. If there is such a guarantee, I can work anywhere..

In the mid 1990s the Korean film industry was really open-minded..

When I was a kid, I was always watching genre movies on TV..

My favourite genre lies inside myself, and as I follow my favourite stories, characters and images, it sums up to a certain genre. So at times even I….

I think when one becomes very close to another person, it can mean loving and intimacy, but on the other hand, there's also the danger of one destruc….

I am a fan of the monster and horror genre but that's not my style as a director..

I'm sure mothers are important across every culture, but particularly in Korean society, the role of the mother is of great importance..

I have a complex feeling about genre. I love it, but I hate it at the same time. I have the urge to make audiences thrill with the excitement of a ge….

I have a group of cafes and coffee shops that I go to regularly. They usually have an area where I can plug in my computer and have a corner seat whe….

As a director, or just a film fan who wants to enjoy the festival, Cannes is the worst place to be. But it must be a paradise for distributors and im….

In Korean films there is only really a strong tradition of melodramas..

The mother's love for her child is very strong in Korean society - almost on the borderline of being an obsession..

The multilevel, the conscious and the unconscious, is natural when I write scripts, when I come up with ideas and stories..

There is a lot of extreme emotion in Korean film. It's because there are a lot of extremes in Korean society..

When you first think of making a monster movie you have to realize that a lot of people may be down on you because there is a big prejudice against s….

I regard remaking a film as creating something again..

I like to draw my storyboards myself..

I don't intentionally make my films with the express goal of surprising the viewer..