Park Chan-wook Quotes

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

"When I was going through puberty, I had all these feelings of being unstable through those years, and being uncontrollably drawn to things of beauty and things that are bad."

"I am sure I am one of 2,000 film directors in the world that Tarantino admires."

"When I was growing up, we were taught in school that North Koreans, and especially the North Korean leadership, were all devils."

"Becoming a vampire means completely changing your identity."

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

"In my opinion, all relationships between people have some sort of violence, and it is central."

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

"A film set is a workplace for me; it's my office, and nobody really wants to be in a stressful work environment."

"When you first hear Mozart's music, your first impression is that it's very alive, but if you peel away the layers, you can hear sorrow and sadness behind it, and that's what I try to be: multi-layered."

"All of the characters in my films, they share one commonality. It doesn't matter whether they are good or bad, it doesn't matter whether they are smart or stupid, these characters all take responsibility for their own behavior. I'm much the same."

"If you would ask me what my ideal process is, I would say, long pre-production, long production and long post-production."

"Lots of people think the violence in the films I make is overwhelming, but they think they're seeing something that they aren't seeing."

"If your work requires you to travel, you will understand that there's no vacation destination like home."

"I guess I probably make violent films partly because I can't express my anger in my real life very well."

"The atmosphere of Catholicism in Korea is quite different to the way it is practised and perceived in Europe or the U.S."

"I'd like to do a really masculine film."

"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."

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

"I've read all of Sarah Waters's novels which have been translated into Korean."

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

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

"I don't usually watch a lot of TV, but 'Mad Men' changed my perspective. I admire Matthew Weiner who came up with the idea and wrote such a great TV series, and the broadcasting company for being bold enough to air such a series."

"Whether it's trivial or important, every choice has a moral aspect to it to a certain degree."

"I am not going to do a film based on a bad scenario just to make a big Hollywood film or work with Hollywood stars."

"When I grow older and less popular, there will come a time when I have to shoot films on low budgets."

"When you consider the concept of vampirism, it is inherently part of a Western culture."

"I hate jeans for no reason."

"If I want to relax and not do anything, I don't want to leave home."

"I live in a rural residential area. It's a great place for a walk. I'm at my happiest when I'm listening to my iPod while walking around where my feet take me."