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" Living without hate for people is almost impossible. "
Park Chan-wook
Hate
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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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" 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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" I grew up in a very Catholic family. Up until puberty, I would go to a Catholic church every week. "
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" 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. "
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" In our lives, we have good things and bad things, happiness and pain. "
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" I've read all of Sarah Waters's novels which have been translated into Korean. "
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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 you consider the concept of vampirism, it is inherently part of a Western culture. "
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