Bae Doona

Professions :

Actress

It was extremely difficult to suppress my emotions, because my character in' A Girl at My Door' goes through so many infuriating situations. It was a lonely process having to portray someone that acts tough but is deeply hurting inside and is unable to express that.

door tough girl character

My favorite subject was English, and I wanted to study English abroad when I was young, when I was a kid, but my mom said 'No, it's too dangerous to go abroad by yourself.' So I gave up.

yourself go dangerous mom

I don't know... I think I'm quite extreme... When I act, I have to immerse myself into the character... otherwise I can't act... In my private life it's the same... I think.

myself think character life

Being exposed to different production environments in Korea, Japan and the U.S. was a great experience, and each system allows you to quench your thirst in a different way.

great you experience way

Korean cinema is very improvisational, and there is a unique power that stems from this.

very cinema unique power

I'm not partial to any system, but at the same time, I'm a Korean actor, so I expect to work mainly on Korean projects.

actor expect work time

If my favourite director gives me a role that is very sparkly? A very brilliant character? I'll do it.

director me brilliant character

I really love learning and working long hours.

working learning love long

In social situations, when I'm surrounded by people, I become very shy. But if there's a camera in front of me, I feel free.

camera feel me people

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