In the mid 1990s the Korean film industry was really open-minded.
When I was a kid, I was always watching genre movies on TV.
In Korean films there is only really a strong tradition of melodramas.
My favourite genre lies inside myself, and as I follow my favourite stories, characters and images, it sums up to a certain genre. So at times even I have to try to guess which genre a film will be after I've made it.
There's hardly any governmental censorship in Korea.
I don't intentionally make my films with the express goal of surprising the viewer.