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" When you consider the concept of vampirism, it is inherently part of a Western culture. "

Western Culture

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

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

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

" I hate jeans for no reason. "

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

Classical Music

" 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. "

" In my opinion, all relationships between people have some sort of violence, and it is central. "

" 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. "

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

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

" I became a film director, but I wasn't successful with my first couple of films, so I had to turn to becoming a film critic to make a living. "

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

" 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? "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" Becoming a vampire means completely changing your identity. "

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

" I do like musical films more than big Hollywood films, especially those by Jacques Demi and Vincent Minelli. "

" I don't really believe in the auteur theory. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "