The audience seems hazy to me, shrouded in a veil through which I can't see.

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

I don't really believe in the auteur theory.

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.

A priest encounters temptation every day, and some of that desire is very natural.

Some audiences might find homosexuality an uncomfortable subject matter, and a character who is a Japanese collaborator is always uncomfortable.

I'd love to do a sci-fi movie, a western, or an espionage thriller. But I'm not going to limit myself. If a good script comes along, I'm not going to discount it because it doesn't fit into one of these genres.