I have a group of cafes and coffee shops that I go to regularly. They usually have an area where I can plug in my computer and have a corner seat where I can do a couple hours of writing or whatever, even the noise of the surrounding people walking by. Those things are the things that stimulate me into writing.

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

There's hardly any governmental censorship in Korea.

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.

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

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

In the mid 1990s the Korean film industry was really open-minded.