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. — Bong Joon-ho Copy Share Image
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… — Bong Joon-ho Copy Share Image
I don't intentionally make my films with the express goal of surprising the viewer. — Bong Joon-ho Copy Share Image
I love the Japanese director Shohei Imamura. His masterpiece in 1979 called, the English title was 'Vengeance is Mine. — Bong Joon-ho Copy Share Image
There is a lot of extreme emotion in Korean film. It's because there are a lot of extremes in Korean society. — Bong Joon-ho Copy Share Image
The multilevel, the conscious and the unconscious, is natural when I write scripts, when I come up with ideas and stories. — Bong Joon-ho Copy Share Image
I really hate the creature film convention that says you have to wait until the end to see the monster. One hour and all… — Bong Joon-ho Copy Share Image
I have a group of cafes and coffee shops that I go to regularly. They usually have an area where I can plug in… — Bong Joon-ho Copy Share Image
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… — Bong Joon-ho Copy Share Image
I am a fan of the monster and horror genre but that's not my style as a director. — Bong Joon-ho Copy Share Image
Until the end of elementary school, I lived in a suburban area, so the type of village I used to live in is borderline… — Bong Joon-ho Copy Share Image
The mother's love for her child is very strong in Korean society - almost on the borderline of being an obsession. — Bong Joon-ho Copy Share Image