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 I was a kid, I was always watching genre movies on TV.

I am a fan of the monster and horror genre but that's not my style as a director.

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

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

I'm sure mothers are important across every culture, but particularly in Korean society, the role of the mother is of great importance.

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.