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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. "

Park Chan-wook

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" I've always had an interest in vampire films - not just 'Nosferatu,' but there are many others that I have enjoyed: Abel Ferrara, Coppola, Neil Jordan. "

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" The atmosphere of Catholicism in Korea is quite different to the way it is practised and perceived in Europe or the U.S. "

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

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" When I say that I am going to do an American film, I didn't want to suddenly go off into a completely different world that which bears no relation to the style of filmmaking that I'm used to. "

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" 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. "

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

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

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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. "

" 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. "

" If I want to relax and not do anything, I don't want to leave home. "

" 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. "