Sometimes you need these warm, human moments - something that feels close - to help things along..

Some audiences might find homosexuality an uncomfortable subject matter, and a character who is a Japanese collaborator is always uncomfortable..

I'm not the kind of director who aims to send a message out..

I do like musical films more than big Hollywood films, especially those by Jacques Demi and Vincent Minelli..

In my creative films, if there was something, some humorous moment that is lost to a non-Korean speaking audience, I'll be very sad..

The reason why I always wanted to make an American film was because of the Western genre. It is something that I would very much like to make in the ….

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

In our lives, we have good things and bad things, happiness and pain..

I did have a feminist side to me, just not in such a pronounced way..

If you are watching my films and wondering, am I missing humorous speak because I'm not Korean? Am I missing out? You don't have to worry, because yo….

Becoming a vampire means completely changing your identity..

I don't really believe in the auteur theory..

In my opinion, all relationships between people have some sort of violence, and it is central..

I am not going to do a film based on a bad scenario just to make a big Hollywood film or work with Hollywood stars..

I believe there are more films that involve love and forgiveness than violence, but they often seem fake and are almost embarrassing to watch..

I tend not to use the humor which would only apply to Koreans, or which would only affect the Koreans, as much as I can..

The point of revenge is not in the completion but in the process..

I'd like to do a really masculine film..

Whenever I visit a city, I like to see what classical music concerts are on offer..

If you would ask me what my ideal process is, I would say, long pre-production, long production and long post-production..

When I'm writing something, if it gets too serious, I just can't bear it, so I take a step back and take the overall scene in and vent the air a litt….