In our lives, we have good things and bad things, happiness and pain.

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.

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

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.

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.

There's a humble beauty about listening to period instruments that I like.

Whenever I visit a city, I like to see what classical music concerts are on offer.