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

I regard remaking a film as creating something again.

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

I really hate the creature film convention that says you have to wait until the end to see the monster. One hour and all you've seen is just the tip of the creature's tail.

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.

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

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