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" 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. "

Park Chan-wook

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Perspective

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" 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. "

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

" I have always meticulously storyboarded my films from beginning to end. "

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" People who really try to be conscious of what they have done, who take responsibility, to me these kinds of people are heroes. "

" 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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