I guess I probably make violent films partly because I can't express my anger in my real life very well. Park Chan-wook More Quotes by Park Chan-wook More Quotes From Park Chan-wook I grew up in a very Catholic family. Up until puberty, I would go to a Catholic church every week. Park Chan-wook weekcatholicchurch I've read all of Sarah Waters's novels which have been translated into Korean. Park Chan-wook koreannovelwater I'd like to do a really masculine film. Park Chan-wook masculinefilm As I grow older I spend more time with my wife, and gradually my interest in the woman's world is growing. Park Chan-wook growingwifeworld Becoming a vampire means completely changing your identity. Park Chan-wook vampireidentitymean 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. Park Chan-wook film-criticscouplesuccessful Certain subjects may no longer be taboo in cinema. But there are ways to treat them that still create shock. Park Chan-wook cinemamayway I do like musical films more than big Hollywood films, especially those by Jacques Demi and Vincent Minelli. Park Chan-wook hollywood-filmsmusicalbigs I have always meticulously storyboarded my films from beginning to end. Park Chan-wook filmends There's a humble beauty about listening to period instruments that I like. Park Chan-wook periodshumblelistening I hate jeans for no reason. Park Chan-wook jeanshatereason 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. Park Chan-wook fitscriptslimits People who really try to be conscious of what they have done, who take responsibility, to me these kinds of people are heroes. Park Chan-wook trymeresponsibilitypeople When I was going through puberty, I had all these feelings of being unstable through those years, and being uncontrollably drawn to things of beauty and things that are bad. Park Chan-wook badthingsfeelingsbeauty 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. Park Chan-wook behindyousadnessmusic Whether it's trivial or important, every choice has a moral aspect to it to a certain degree. Park Chan-wook degreechoicemoralimportant The reason I want to show shocking things is that they always pose an ethical question. Park Chan-wook posethingsalwayswant When we are confronted with extreme situations, we forget about moral issues; we simply act and must then accept the consequences. Park Chan-wook consequencesacceptmoralforget When it comes to remaking my own films in the English language, I can only imagine that it is a very boring process, I wouldn't ever dream of it. Park Chan-wook ownenglish-languagemy-ownlanguage 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. Park Chan-wook somethingthinkviolencepeople
