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.

I don't write any kind of sequel or remake.

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

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

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.

My favourite genre lies inside myself, and as I follow my favourite stories, characters and images, it sums up to a certain genre. So at times even I have to try to guess which genre a film will be after I've made it.

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