Park Chan-wook Quotes

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• Actually, I can't stand watching violent scenes in films; I avoid watching horror films. I don't tend to watch action films mainly because I find…
• In my opinion, all relationships between people have some sort of violence, and it is central.
• In our lives, we have good things and bad things, happiness and pain.
• The point of revenge is not in the completion but in the process.
• A film set is a workplace for me; it's my office, and nobody really wants to be in a stressful work environment.
• If your work requires you to travel, you will understand that there's no vacation destination like home.
• A priest encounters temptation every day, and some of that desire is very natural.
• As I grow older I spend more time with my wife, and gradually my interest in the woman's world is growing.
• Becoming a vampire means completely changing your identity.
• Certain subjects may no longer be taboo in cinema. But there are ways to treat them that still create shock.
• I am not going to do a film based on a bad scenario just to make a big Hollywood film or work with Hollywood stars.
• I am sure I am one of 2,000 film directors in the world that Tarantino admires.
• 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…
• I believe 'love' is very nice to hear, but it's used so much that it's come to a point where it's almost meaningless.
• I believe there are more films that involve love and forgiveness than violence, but they often seem fake and are almost embarrassing to watch.
• I do like musical films more than big Hollywood films, especially those by Jacques Demi and Vincent Minelli.
• I don't really believe in the auteur theory.
• I grew up in a very Catholic family. Up until puberty, I would go to a Catholic church every week.
• I guess I probably make violent films partly because I can't express my anger in my real life very well.
• I hate jeans for no reason.

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