Whether it’s trivial or important, every choice has a moral aspect to it to a certain degree. – Park Chan-wook
When I was going through puberty, I had all these feelings of being unstable through those years, and being uncontrollably drawn to things of beauty and things that are bad. – Park Chan-wook
The atmosphere of Catholicism in Korea is quite different to the way it is practised and perceived in Europe or the U.S. – Park Chan-wook
A film set is a workplace for me; it’s my office, and nobody really wants to be in a stressful work environment. – Park Chan-wook
When I grow older and less popular, there will come a time when I have to shoot films on low budgets. – Park Chan-wook
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. – Park Chan-wook
I do like musical films more than big Hollywood films, especially those by Jacques Demi and Vincent Minelli. – Park Chan-wook
When we are confronted with extreme situations, we forget about moral issues; we simply act and must then accept the consequences. – Park Chan-wook
I grew up in a very Catholic family. Up until puberty, I would go to a Catholic church every week. – Park Chan-wook
When you first hear Mozart’s music, your first impression is that it’s very alive, but if you peel away the layers, you can hear sorrow and sadness behind it, and that’s what I try to be: multi-layered. – Park Chan-wook
When you consider the concept of vampirism, it is inherently part of a Western culture. – Park Chan-wook
People who really try to be conscious of what they have done, who take responsibility, to me these kinds of people are heroes. – Park Chan-wook
Certain subjects may no longer be taboo in cinema. But there are ways to treat them that still create shock. – Park Chan-wook
In my opinion, all relationships between people have some sort of violence, and it is central. – Park Chan-wook
If you would ask me what my ideal process is, I would say, long pre-production, long production and long post-production. – Park Chan-wook
As I grow older I spend more time with my wife, and gradually my interest in the woman’s world is growing. – Park Chan-wook
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. – Park Chan-wook
