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" Becoming a vampire means completely changing your identity. "
Park Chan-wook
Vampire
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" When you consider the concept of vampirism, it is inherently part of a Western culture. "
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" Visual elements are, of course, the director's job. "
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" When we are confronted with extreme situations, we forget about moral issues; we simply act and must then accept the consequences. "
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" When I was making my first films, I was very interested in Hollywood B movies. "
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" If I want to relax and not do anything, I don't want to leave home. "
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" 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. "
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" In my opinion, all relationships between people have some sort of violence, and it is central. "
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" I have always meticulously storyboarded my films from beginning to end. "
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" I do like musical films more than big Hollywood films, especially those by Jacques Demi and Vincent Minelli. "
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" Certain subjects may no longer be taboo in cinema. But there are ways to treat them that still create shock. "
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" 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? "
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" The point of revenge is not in the completion but in the process. "
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" I hate jeans for no reason. "
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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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" When I was growing up, we were taught in school that North Koreans, and especially the North Korean leadership, were all devils. "
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" I don't think I've ever tried to make something happen that I've absolutely had to force. You know how they say: if you can't avoid it, enjoy it. For me, it's the other way around: if I can't enjoy it, I avoid it. "
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" 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. "
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