In my opinion, all relationships between people have some sort of violence, and it is central.

I became a film director, but I wasn't successful with my first couple of films, so I had to turn to becoming a film critic to make a living.

The audience seems hazy to me, shrouded in a veil through which I can't see.

Not only do I look at the playback with the actors, but I look at the on-set assembly footage with the sequences with my actors as well. These are the reasons why I take twice as much time to shoot a film in Korea. Thinking back, I remember on my first ever Korean film, I never used any playback or on-set assembly, so all I had to do was to tell myself it's just like making my first ever Korean-language film. After that, I felt right at home.

If you are watching my films and wondering, am I missing humorous speak because I'm not Korean? Am I missing out? You don't have to worry, because you're only missing probably about a few cents worth out of your ticket price.

Certain subjects may no longer be taboo in cinema. But there are ways to treat them that still create shock.

I tend not to use the humor which would only apply to Koreans, or which would only affect the Koreans, as much as I can.