Home
Topics
Authors
:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

Bong Joon-ho Quotes

South Korean - Director | September 14, 1969 -

The superhero is a really popular figure in the West. In Asia or Korea, the young viewers are amused by the figure, but it is not really so sensational.

Young Superhero West Asia Figure

I'm sure mothers are important across every culture, but particularly in Korean society, the role of the mother is of great importance.

Mother Great Culture Society Role

The mother's love for her child is very strong in Korean society - almost on the borderline of being an obsession.

Love Mother Child Society Strong

I don't intentionally make my films with the express goal of surprising the viewer.

Goal Surprising Make Express Viewer

As a director, or just a film fan who wants to enjoy the festival, Cannes is the worst place to be. But it must be a paradise for distributors and importers.

Enjoy Place Paradise Worst Director

When you first think of making a monster movie you have to realize that a lot of people may be down on you because there is a big prejudice against such films.

People Think You Down Prejudice Big

In Korean films there is only really a strong tradition of melodramas.

Strong Tradition Only Korean Really

I like to draw my storyboards myself.

Myself Like Draw

I have a complex feeling about genre. I love it, but I hate it at the same time. I have the urge to make audiences thrill with the excitement of a genre, but I also try to betray and destroy the expectations placed on that genre.

Love Time Hate Expectations Feeling

My favourite genre lies inside myself, and as I follow my favourite stories, characters and images, it sums up to a certain genre. So at times even I have to try to guess which genre a film will be after I've made it.

Myself Will Try Follow Inside Up

In the mid 1990s the Korean film industry was really open-minded.

Open-Minded Industry Film Korean Mid

The multilevel, the conscious and the unconscious, is natural when I write scripts, when I come up with ideas and stories.

Ideas Write Up Natural Come Stories

First Prev page 123 Next page Last

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Bong Joon-ho quotes