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" As I grow older I spend more time with my wife, and gradually my interest in the woman's world is growing. "

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" Actors, I think, are all the same. Both Korean actors and American actors are all very sensitive people, and they are all curious to know what the director thinks of them and how they are evaluated, and they try to satisfy the director. And they like it if you listen carefully to their opinions and accept them. "

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

" Living without hate for people is almost impossible. "

" When you first hear Mozart's music, your first impression is that it's very alive, but if you peel away the layers, you can hear sorrow and sadness behind it, and that's what I try to be: multi-layered. "

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

" Visual elements are, of course, the director's job. "

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

" When you consider the concept of vampirism, it is inherently part of a Western culture. "

Western Culture

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

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

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

" I believe 'love' is very nice to hear, but it's used so much that it's come to a point where it's almost meaningless. "

" When I grow older and less popular, there will come a time when I have to shoot films on low budgets. "

" All of the characters in my films, they share one commonality. It doesn't matter whether they are good or bad, it doesn't matter whether they are smart or stupid, these characters all take responsibility for their own behavior. I'm much the same. "

" I am sure I am one of 2,000 film directors in the world that Tarantino admires. "

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

" When I was going through puberty, I had all these feelings of being unstable through those years, and being uncontrollably drawn to things of beauty and things that are bad. "

" I cannot believe that violence depicted onscreen actually causes people to act out violently. That's oversimplifying the issue. If somebody commits a violent act after seeing violence in a movie, I think the question that needs to be asked is: would that person still have committed the act if he had not seen a violent film? "

" 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 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. "

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

" I hate jeans for no reason. "

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

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

" It is not possible for a person to be completely free of sin and be squeaky clean. "

" Lots of people think the violence in the films I make is overwhelming, but they think they're seeing something that they aren't seeing. "

" 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 discount it because it doesn't fit into one of these genres. "

" I've read all of Sarah Waters's novels which have been translated into Korean. "

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

Classical Music

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