The most mysterious feminine factor, the existence that we men, we don't know. It's woman. It's feminine. That's what the sword is about. That's the symbolic meaning of the sword.

As artists, we like night more than day sometimes.

It's not a pleasure torturing actors, although some of them enjoy it.

Every movie I make. That’s my hideout, the place I don’t quite understand, but feel most at home.

Many times when you make a movie, it feels like your biggest mistake. But even if a film isn't a hit, you shouldn't view it as a mistake.

I think each movie-making process is a very exhausting and satisfying and fulfilling experience for me.

I hope people don't compare 2D and 3D because 3D's new, it's unfair to compare to 2D which is really sophisticated, even when we're jaded about it. 3D just began, give it a chance, let the equipment and projection system catch up and be better, let the price go down, let more filmmakers get a hold of it more easily.