South Korean - Director | August 23, 1963 -
Becoming a vampire means completely changing your identity.
Park Chan-wook
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If your work requires you to travel, you will understand that there's no vacation destination like home.
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The reason I want to show shocking things is that they always pose an ethical question.
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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.
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When you consider the concept of vampirism, it is inherently part of a Western culture.
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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.
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I guess I probably make violent films partly because I can't express my anger in my real life very well.
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Actors, I think, are all the same. Both Korean actors and American actors are all very sensitive people, and they are all curious to know what the director thinks of them and how they are evaluated, and they try to satisfy the director. And they like it if you listen carefully to their opinions and accept them.
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I don't think I've ever tried to make something happen that I've absolutely had to force. You know how they say: if you can't avoid it, enjoy it. For me, it's the other way around: if I can't enjoy it, I avoid it.
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The point of revenge is not in the completion but in the process.
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When I was growing up, we were taught in school that North Koreans, and especially the North Korean leadership, were all devils.
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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.
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