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

In the grand scheme of nature, I believe that it is very natural that animals eat animals, and that humans eat animals. It is only in the last couple of decades that meat-processing factories have come to rise, and I believe we should take time to reflect on that reality.

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.

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

I think when one becomes very close to another person, it can mean loving and intimacy, but on the other hand, there's also the danger of one destructing another under the name of love. I think that is the scariest thing for me in various relationships.

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

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