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

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.

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

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

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'.

Divinity means unfolding and expressing life in new ways. Divinity means radiating peace, bliss and beauty in the world. Divinity means overcoming the limitations of nature in new ways.

Revenge is a bittersweet fruit that leaves the foul aftertaste of regret.

If you don't believe you don't belong

For decades, we've been told that it doesn't make economic sense to switch to renewable energy. Today, that's no longer true.

Anyone who makes up their mind about an issue before they hear the issue is a fool.

Jaguar — For men who'd like hand-jobs from beautiful women they hardly know.

Let every man sing his own song in life.

It's frustrating sometimes for actors because you slam it out and you have a great time, you think it's funny, and then for whatever reason the movie doesn't come together.

Growing up I had a lot of really negative energy in my life from people that were in my life, so I know to how to stand up for myself.

It just requires so much of you, and most of the time you feel dumb.