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1. I don’t usually watch a lot of TV, but ‘Mad Men’ changed my perspective. I admire Matthew Weiner who came up with the idea and wrote such a great TV series, and the broadcasting company for being bold enough to air such a series.
2. Actors, I think, are all the same. Both Korean actors and American actors are all very sensitive people, and they are all curious to know what the director thinks of them and how they are evaluated, and they try to satisfy the director. And they like it if you listen carefully to their opinions and accept them.
3. If you would ask me what my ideal process is, I would say, long pre-production, long production and long post-production.
4. Whenever I visit a city, I like to see what classical music concerts are on offer.
5. When you consider the concept of vampirism, it is inherently part of a Western culture.
6. I believe there are more films that involve love and forgiveness than violence, but they often seem fake and are almost embarrassing to watch.
7. There’s a humble beauty about listening to period instruments that I like.
8. The point of revenge is not in the completion but in the process.
9. I love Philip Glass’ work, not only as a film composer but also as a musician. The film score work that he does always amazes and shocks me.
10. Living without hate for people is almost impossible.
11. 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.
12. As I grow older I spend more time with my wife, and gradually my interest in the woman’s world is growing.
13. A priest encounters temptation every day, and some of that desire is very natural.
14. In our lives, we have good things and bad things, happiness and pain.
15. It is not possible for a person to be completely free of sin and be squeaky clean.
16. When I was making my first films, I was very interested in Hollywood B movies.
17. I do like musical films more than big Hollywood films, especially those by Jacques Demi and Vincent Minelli.
18. When we are confronted with extreme situations, we forget about moral issues; we simply act and must then accept the consequences.
19. 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.
20. I hate jeans for no reason.