In Korean films there is only really a strong tradition of melodramas.

As a director, or just a film fan who wants to enjoy the festival, Cannes is the worst place to be. But it must be a paradise for distributors and importers.

I really hate the creature film convention that says you have to wait until the end to see the monster. One hour and all you've seen is just the tip of the creature's tail.

There is a lot of extreme emotion in Korean film. It's because there are a lot of extremes in Korean society.

I'm sure mothers are important across every culture, but particularly in Korean society, the role of the mother is of great importance.

No matter where I am working, I cannot make a film without 100% creative control and final cut. If there is such a guarantee, I can work anywhere.

The multilevel, the conscious and the unconscious, is natural when I write scripts, when I come up with ideas and stories.

I think each film should be regarded as its own specific text.

In the mid 1990s the Korean film industry was really open-minded.

I always write the script by myself.

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

Reach for the stars, not your fears.

Good character going bad is like a beast escaping it's cage

One of the Christian's biggest fears is appearing 'too Christian'. God forbid, because that's often characterized as god-awful! We want to be one, but without being 'one of them'.

How many Republicans does it take to change a light bulb? Three. One to mix the martinis, one to change the light bulb, and one to reminisce about how good the old one was.

The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism.

Don't be too quickTo break bad habits: better stick,Like the Mission folk, to your arsenic.

God has a purpose in every life, and when the soul is completely yielded and acquiescent, He will certainly realize it. Blessed is he who has never thwarted the working of the divine ideal.

Your business will look totally different from your customer's viewpoint, so jump the counter and start to see things from their perspective.

When the soul drifts uncertainly between life and the dream, between the mind's disorder and the return to cool reflection, it is in religious thought that we should seek consolation.

These guys are so old they're eligible for meals on wheels.