I love the Japanese director Shohei Imamura. His masterpiece in 1979 called, the English title was 'Vengeance is Mine'..

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 regard remaking a film as creating something again..

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….

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

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

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….

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

I like to draw my storyboards myself..

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

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..

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

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

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

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….

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

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….

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

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….