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

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.

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.

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

I think when one becomes very close to another person, it can mean loving and intimacy, but on the other hand, there's also the danger of one destructing another under the name of love. I think that is the scariest thing for me in various relationships.

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

I love the Japanese director Shohei Imamura. His masterpiece in 1979 called, the English title was 'Vengeance is Mine'.