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.

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.

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.

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

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

I have a complex feeling about genre. I love it, but I hate it at the same time. I have the urge to make audiences thrill with the excitement of a genre, but I also try to betray and destroy the expectations placed on that genre.