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.

Actors are professionals who deal with people's emotions and their thoughts. So, working with this very intelligent, smart cast meant that sometimes I would only have to start speaking a word and these wonderful actors would immediately catch onto what I wanted them to portray, and how I wanted them to act.

The point of revenge is not in the completion but in the process.

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.

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

I did have a feminist side to me, just not in such a pronounced way.

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.