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

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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. "

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

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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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" I believe there are more films that involve love and forgiveness than violence, but they often seem fake and are almost embarrassing to watch. "

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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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" 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 grow older and less popular, there will come a time when I have to shoot films on low budgets. "

" I'd like to do a really masculine film. "

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

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

Classical Music

" Lots of people think the violence in the films I make is overwhelming, but they think they're seeing something that they aren't seeing. "

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

" 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. "

" 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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