I believe 'love' is very nice to hear, but it's used so much that it's come to a point where it's almost meaningless.

I do like musical films more than big Hollywood films, especially those by Jacques Demi and Vincent Minelli.

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.

Sometimes you need these warm, human moments - something that feels close - to help things along.

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

The reason why I always wanted to make an American film was because of the Western genre. It is something that I would very much like to make in the future, because it's very uniquely American, and I can't make a Western film in Korean.

Certainly, it includes that. I want the story to be interpreted in as many ways as possible, and of course, the bad blood aspect of it included. For instance, perhaps this is a story not about the hereditary nature of evil, but rather you could interpret it from a different perspective, too.