I've read all of Sarah Waters's novels which have been translated into Korean.

I love Philip Glass' work, not only as a film composer but also as a musician. The film score work that he does always amazes and shocks me.

A priest encounters temptation every day, and some of that desire is very natural.

Whenever I visit a city, I like to see what classical music concerts are on offer.

When I was growing up, we were taught in school that North Koreans, and especially the North Korean leadership, were all devils.

Actually, I can't stand watching violent scenes in films; I avoid watching horror films. I don't tend to watch action films mainly because I find them boring, but I watch the films of David Cronenberg and Martin Scorsese, usually in a state close to having a heart attack. I'm a complete coward. I make violent films as a result of my sensitivity to violence - in other words, my fear of violence.

Some audiences might find homosexuality an uncomfortable subject matter, and a character who is a Japanese collaborator is always uncomfortable.