The audience seems hazy to me, shrouded in a veil through which I can't see.

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

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

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

Living without hate for people is almost impossible. There is nothing wrong with fantasizing about revenge. You can have that feeling. You just shouldn't act in it.

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

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

I don't really believe in the auteur theory.

I actually pay careful attention to that sort of thing - infusing humor into my films - because that's how important I think humor is.

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

Sometimes you need these warm, human moments - something that feels close - to help things along.

A mistake is simply another way of doing things.

When a man truly sees himself, he knows nobody can say anything about him that is too bad.

Coordinating thereEvents and objects with remote eventsAnd vanished objects. Making ornamentsOf accidents and possibilities.

Parenting at its best comes as naturally as laughter. It is automatic involuntary unconditional love.

Permaculture is something with a million heads. It's a way of thinking which is already loose, and you can't put a way of thinking back in the box.

I can bear pain myself, he said softly, but I couldna bear yours. That would take more strength than I have.

There are still people who don't like my work and that's okay with me.

He called me a pie!” she announced, defensively. There was a pause. “Wait. That’s not right.” “A tart?” “Yes! That’s it!

On every dishonest man, there are two watchmen, his possessions, and his way of living.