Park Chan-wook quotes
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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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“Actors are professionals who deal with people's emotions and their thoughts.”
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“The point of revenge is not in the completion but in the process.”
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“I have always meticulously storyboarded my films from beginning to end.”
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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.”
-- Park Chan-wookSource : "Shock horror! Park Chan-Wook is refreshingly normal". Interview with Andrea Hubert, www.theguardian.com. October 16, 2009.
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“I grew up in a very Catholic family. Up until puberty, I would go to a Catholic church every week.”
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“I don't really believe in the auteur theory.”
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“I do like musical films more than big Hollywood films, especially those by Jacques Demi and Vincent Minelli.”
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“Living without hate for people is almost impossible. There is nothing wrong with fantasizing about revenge. You can have that feeling. You just shouldn't act in it.”
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“A film set is a workplace for me; it's my office, and nobody really wants to be in a stressful work environment.”
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“A priest encounters temptation every day, and some of that desire is very natural.”
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“As I grow older I spend more time with my wife, and gradually my interest in the woman's world is growing.”
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“Becoming a vampire means completely changing your identity.”
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“Certain subjects may no longer be taboo in cinema. But there are ways to treat them that still create shock.”
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“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.”
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“Actually, I can't stand watching violent scenes in films; I avoid watching horror films. I don't tend to watch action films mainly because I find them boring, but I watch the films of David Cronenberg and Martin Scorsese, usually in a state close to having a heart attack. I'm a complete coward. I make violent films as a result of my sensitivity to violence - in other words, my fear of violence.”
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“In my opinion, all relationships between people have some sort of violence, and it is central.”
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“In our lives, we have good things and bad things, happiness and pain.”
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“I've always had an interest in vampire films - not just 'Nosferatu,' but there are many others that I have enjoyed: Abel Ferrara,Coppola, Neil Jordan.”
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“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.”
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“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.”
-- Park Chan-wookSource : "On my radar: Park Chan-wook". Interview with Corinne Jones, www.theguardian.com. February 23, 2013.
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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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“If you would ask me what my ideal process is, I would say, long pre-production, long production and long post-production.”
-- Park Chan-wookSource : "Park Chan-wook Talks Differences Between Korean & American Films, How ‘Stoker’ Fits In With His Filmography & More". Interview with Drew Taylor, www.indiewire.com. March 19, 2013.
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“If I want to relax and not do anything, I don't want to leave home.”
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“I've read all of Sarah Waters's novels which have been translated into Korean.”
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“I'm not the kind of director who aims to send a message out.”
-- Park Chan-wookSource : "Stoker director Park Chan-wook: 'In knowing yourself, you can liberate yourself'". Interview with Phil Hoad, www.theguardian.com. February 28, 2013.
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“I love Philip Glass' work, not only as a film composer but also as a musician. The film score work that he does always amazes and shocks me.”
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“I believe there are more films that involve love and forgiveness than violence, but they often seem fake and are almost embarrassing to watch.”
-- Park Chan-wookSource : "Exclusive: I'm A Cyborg Q&A". Interview With Leigh Singer, www.ign.com. April 4, 2008.
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“I believe 'love' is very nice to hear, but it's used so much that it's come to a point where it's almost meaningless.”
-- Park Chan-wookSource : "Exclusive: I'm A Cyborg Q&A". Interview With Leigh Singer, www.ign.com. April 4, 2008.
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“I became a film director, but I wasn't successful with my first couple of films, so I had to turn to becoming a film critic to make a living.”
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“I am sure I am one of 2,000 film directors in the world that Tarantino admires.”
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