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

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

" When you first hear Mozart's music, your first impression is that it's very alive, but if you peel away the layers, you can hear sorrow and sadness behind it, and that's what I try to be: multi-layered. "

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

" When I was growing up, we were taught in school that North Koreans, and especially the North Korean leadership, were all devils. "

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

" A film set is a workplace for me; it's my office, and nobody really wants to be in a stressful work environment. "

" 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. "

" I hate jeans for no reason. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I am not going to do a film based on a bad scenario just to make a big Hollywood film or work with Hollywood stars. "

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

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

" 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. "

" When I was making my first films, I was very interested in Hollywood B movies. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

" I guess I probably make violent films partly because I can't express my anger in my real life very well. "

" I love Philip Glass' work, not only as a film composer but also as a musician. The film score work that he does always amazes and shocks me. "

" It is not possible for a person to be completely free of sin and be squeaky clean. "

" 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. "

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

" If your work requires you to travel, you will understand that there's no vacation destination like home. "

" 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. "

" 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. "