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

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.

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.

The mother's love for her child is very strong in Korean society - almost on the borderline of being an obsession.

I don't intentionally make my films with the express goal of surprising the viewer.

There is a lot of extreme emotion in Korean film. It's because there are a lot of extremes in Korean society.