I like to draw my storyboards myself.

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

There's hardly any governmental censorship in Korea.

People have said, 'Why don't you make your own company like Chan-wook Park has his own company,' but my head is full of writing and directing and I don't feel like I want to run a company. That's not really within my personality as well.

When you first think of making a monster movie you have to realize that a lot of people may be down on you because there is a big prejudice against such films.

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.

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