The audience seems hazy to me, shrouded in a veil through which I can't see..

When I was growing up, we were taught in school that North Koreans, and especially the North Korean leadership, were all devils..

Certainly, it includes that. I want the story to be interpreted in as many ways as possible, and of course, the bad blood aspect of it included. For ….

I am sure I am one of 2000 film directors in the world that Tarantino admires..

I don't usually watch a lot of TV, but Mad Men changed my perspective. I admire Matthew Weiner who came up with the idea and wrote such a great TV se….

Not only do I look at the playback with the actors, but I look at the on-set assembly footage with the sequences with my actors as well. These are th….

Ever since I arrived in America to promote Stoker, I haven't had time to go and see it in a theater. The fact that I had to shoot twice as fast as I….

In Korea is what I do is I watch the playback of each take with all of the actors and spend a lot of time discussing each take. Also, I use the proce….

I love Philip Glass' work, not only as a film composer but also as a musician. The film score work that he does always amazes and shocks me..

Actors are professionals who deal with people's emotions and their thoughts. So, working with this very intelligent, smart cast meant that sometimes ….

I feel myself becoming more mature and more fascinated and drawn to feminine values..

I guess I probably make violent films partly because I can't express my anger in my real life very well..

Living without hate for people is almost impossible. There is nothing wrong with fantasizing about revenge. You can have that feeling. You just shoul….

If your work requires you to travel, you will understand that there's no vacation destination like home..

I hate jeans for no reason..

There's a humble beauty about listening to period instruments that I like..

I grew up in a very Catholic family. Up until puberty, I would go to a Catholic church every week..

A priest encounters temptation every day, and some of that desire is very natural..

I became a film director, but I wasn't successful with my first couple of films, so I had to turn to becoming a film critic to make a living..

I'd love to do a sci-fi movie, a western, or an espionage thriller. But I'm not going to limit myself. If a good script comes along, I'm not going to….

Certain subjects may no longer be taboo in cinema. But there are ways to treat them that still create shock..