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> [In Korean films there is only really a strong tradition of melodramas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bong-joon-ho/in-korean-films-there-is-only-really-a-strong-tradition-of-melodramas/)

[Bong Joon-ho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bong-joon-ho/)

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## More by Bong Joon-ho

> [I don't intentionally make my films with the express goal of surprising the viewer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bong-joon-ho/i-don-t-intentionally-make-my-films-with-the-express-goal-of/)

[Bong Joon-ho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bong-joon-ho/)

> [There's hardly any governmental censorship in Korea.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bong-joon-ho/there-s-hardly-any-governmental-censorship-in-korea/)

[Bong Joon-ho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bong-joon-ho/)

> [I think each film should be regarded as its own specific text.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bong-joon-ho/i-think-each-film-should-be-regarded-as-its-own-specific-text/)

[Bong Joon-ho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bong-joon-ho/)

> [I love the Japanese director Shohei Imamura. His masterpiece in 1979 called, the English title was 'Vengeance is Mine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bong-joon-ho/i-love-the-japanese-director-shohei-imamura-his-masterpiece-in-1979/)

[Bong Joon-ho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bong-joon-ho/)

> [There is a lot of extreme emotion in Korean film. It's because there are a lot of extremes in Korean society.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bong-joon-ho/there-is-a-lot-of-extreme-emotion-in-korean-film-it-s-because-there/)

[Bong Joon-ho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bong-joon-ho/)

> [I always write the script by myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bong-joon-ho/i-always-write-the-script-by-myself/)

[Bong Joon-ho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bong-joon-ho/)

> [The multilevel, the conscious and the unconscious, is natural when I write scripts, when I come up with ideas and stories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bong-joon-ho/the-multilevel-the-conscious-and-the-unconscious-is-natural-when-i/)

[Bong Joon-ho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bong-joon-ho/)

> [I really hate the creature film convention that says you have to wait until the end to see the monster. One hour and all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bong-joon-ho/i-really-hate-the-creature-film-convention-that-says-you-have-to-wait/)

[Bong Joon-ho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bong-joon-ho/)

> [I regard remaking a film as creating something again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bong-joon-ho/i-regard-remaking-a-film-as-creating-something-again/)

[Bong Joon-ho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bong-joon-ho/)

> [I have a group of cafes and coffee shops that I go to regularly. They usually have an area where I can plug in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bong-joon-ho/i-have-a-group-of-cafes-and-coffee-shops-that-i-go-to-regularly-they/)

[Bong Joon-ho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bong-joon-ho/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bong-joon-ho/people-have-said-why-don-t-you-make-your-own-company-like-chan-wook/)

[Bong Joon-ho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bong-joon-ho/)

> [I don't write any kind of sequel or remake.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bong-joon-ho/i-don-t-write-any-kind-of-sequel-or-remake/)

[Bong Joon-ho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bong-joon-ho/)

> [I am a fan of the monster and horror genre but that's not my style as a director.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bong-joon-ho/i-am-a-fan-of-the-monster-and-horror-genre-but-that-s-not-my-style-as/)

[Bong Joon-ho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bong-joon-ho/)

> [Until the end of elementary school, I lived in a suburban area, so the type of village I used to live in is borderline…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bong-joon-ho/until-the-end-of-elementary-school-i-lived-in-a-suburban-area-so-the/)

[Bong Joon-ho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bong-joon-ho/)

> [The mother's love for her child is very strong in Korean society - almost on the borderline of being an obsession.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bong-joon-ho/the-mother-s-love-for-her-child-is-very-strong-in-korean-society/)

[Bong Joon-ho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bong-joon-ho/)

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