Um Ki-joon Quotes

A lot of people think they'll be earning money like they are now for the rest of their lives. I think once you have that type of mindset, it's over.

Low inflation and government prudence may be harmful for economic development.

The foundation of economic development is the acquisition of more productive knowledge.

I always write the script by myself.

There's hardly any governmental censorship in Korea.

Democracy is acceptable to neo-liberals only in so far as it does not contradict the free market.

The mother's love for her child is very strong in Korean society - almost on the borderline of being an obsession.

I'm truly grateful to all of the family. However I'm very sorry at the same time. I didn't make many appearances in 'Dream High.' I hope to show you all a better side of me next time.

People who live in poor countries have to be entrepreneurial even just to survive.

I don't intentionally make my films with the express goal of surprising the viewer.

I regard remaking a film as creating something again.

I don't write any kind of sequel or remake.

I am a fan of the monster and horror genre but that's not my style as a director.

When you first think of making a monster movie you have to realize that a lot of people may be down on you because there is a big prejudice against such films.

Corruption often exists because there are too many market forces, not too few.

History is on the side of the regulators.

When I was a kid, I was always watching genre movies on TV.

I like to draw my storyboards myself.

People don't tend to lie about themselves when they're in imminent danger.

I think I was able to endure risks not because I was ambitious about great stories but I was curious as a journalist.

I agree strongly that no story is more valuable than someone's life.

It is natural for us to pay attention to North Korea and human rights issues of North Korean defectors but I wish people would not try to create stars. The reality is different from Hollywood movies.

Democracy and markets are both fundamental building blocks for a decent society. But they clash at a fundamental level. We need to balance them.

Financial markets need to become less, not more, efficient.

I love the Japanese director Shohei Imamura. His masterpiece in 1979 called, the English title was 'Vengeance is Mine'.

To paraphrase Winston Churchill, capitalism is the worst economic system except for all the other forms.

Culture changes with economic development.

We are not smart enough to leave things to the market.

It's not just about the current economic environment. History shows that slashing budgets always leads to recession.

The top 10 per cent of the US population appropriated 91 per cent of income growth between 1989 and 2006, while the top 1 per cent took 59 per cent.

We all know the personal relationship between Michel Platini and President Blatter. It was like a mentor and protege, or even father and son.

The lesson of the Cold War is that against nuclear weapons, only nuclear weapons can hold the peace.

The only thing that kept the Cold War cold was the mutual deterrence afforded by nuclear weapons.

By liberating women from household work and helping to abolish professions such as domestic service, the washing machine and other household goods completely revolutionised the structure of society.

95% of economics is common sense