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

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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? "

" When it comes to remaking my own films in the English language, I can only imagine that it is a very boring process, I wouldn't ever dream of it. "

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

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

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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. "

" 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. "

" I live in a rural residential area. It's a great place for a walk. I'm at my happiest when I'm listening to my iPod while walking around where my feet take me. "

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

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

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

" The reason I want to show shocking things is that they always pose an ethical question. "

" When we are confronted with extreme situations, we forget about moral issues; we simply act and must then accept the consequences. "

" 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 series, and the broadcasting company for being bold enough to air such a series. "

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" Whether it's trivial or important, every choice has a moral aspect to it to a certain degree. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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