Bong Joon-ho Quotes

I really love 'The Thing.'

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

Until the end of elementary school, I lived in a suburban area, so the type of village I used to live in is borderline between village and the city, so I'm familiar with the rustic environment.

I think when one becomes very close to another person, it can mean loving and intimacy, but on the other hand, there's also the danger of one destructing another under the name of love. I think that is the scariest thing for me in various relationships.

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

I love the Japanese director Shohei Imamura. His masterpiece in 1979 called, the English title was 'Vengeance is Mine.'

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.

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.

When I was a kid, I was always watching genre movies on TV.

I don't write any kind of sequel or remake.

I always write the script by myself.

People have said, 'Why don't you make your own company like Chan-wook Park has his own company,' but my head is full of writing and directing and I don't feel like I want to run a company. That's not really within my personality as well.

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.

I really hate the creature film convention that says you have to wait until the end to see the monster. One hour and all you've seen is just the tip of the creature's tail.

There's hardly any governmental censorship in Korea.