I intended to portray the joy, anger, sorrow and pleasure of our lives through four seasons and through the life of a monk who lives in a temple on Jusan Pond surrounded only by nature. — Kim Ki-duk Copy Share Image
An artist's creative energy is ephemeral as a flower. It blooms and soon dies. No artist is great forever. Personally, I think I reached my peak in 2004 when I shot 'Samaria' and '3-Iron'. — Kim Ki-duk Copy Share
A person's current personality of love, hatred, jealousy, rage or a murderous intent and so on is formed upon genetic elements, education, the environment… — Kim Ki-duk Copy Share Image
I always concentrate on respecting human beings and their lives and the meaning within their lives, and I believe that is something people around… — Kim Ki-duk Copy Share Image
I always ask myself one question: what is human? What does it mean to be human? Maybe people will consider my new films brutal… — Kim Ki-duk Copy Share Image
I intended to portray the joy, anger, sorrow and pleasure of our lives through four seasons and through the life of a monk who… — Kim Ki-duk Copy Share Image
Many people who have watched 'Pieta' have said my filmmaking has become more objective. — Kim Ki-duk Copy Share Image
It's hard to tell that the world we live in is either a reality or a dream. — Kim Ki-duk Copy Share Image
I don't think that the spoken words solve everything. Sometimes silence delivers truer feelings while the words can distort the meaning in some situations. — Kim Ki-duk Copy Share Image
I try not to interpret things of the world into a single meaning. Rather, I try the opposite. — Kim Ki-duk Copy Share Image
I don't really know how I grow. I can only see the changes when I look at the films. — Kim Ki-duk Copy Share Image
I don't have the ability to find a middle ground with my audiences, and I know this too well. — Kim Ki-duk Copy Share Image
