You could say that evil is contagious in that we have this mesmerizing mentor in Uncle Charlie who comes into your life. Every person has a seed of evil inside them, and when you come across such a mesmerizing mentor, he is able to successfully turn it into a flower of evil.

I guess I probably make violent films partly because I can't express my anger in my real life very well.

In my creative films, if there was something, some humorous moment that is lost to a non-Korean speaking audience, I'll be very sad.

I'd like to do a really masculine film.

I have always meticulously storyboarded my films from beginning to end.

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

As I grow older I spend more time with my wife, and gradually my interest in the woman's world is growing.