Ever since I arrived in America to promote Stoker, I haven't had time to go and see it in a theater. The fact that I had to shoot twice as fast as I'm used to in Korea was the most challenging thing about my Hollywood experience.

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

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.

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.

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.

I am sure I am one of 2000 film directors in the world that Tarantino admires.

I grew up in a very Catholic family. Up until puberty, I would go to a Catholic church every week.