Park Chan-wook

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.

A film set is a workplace for me; it's my office, and nobody really wants to be in a stressful work environment.

I don't really believe in the auteur theory.

I do like musical films more than big Hollywood films, especially those by Jacques Demi and Vincent Minelli.

When you consider the concept of vampirism, it is inherently part of a Western culture.

Whenever I visit a city, I like to see what classical music concerts are on offer.

I've read all of Sarah Waters's novels which have been translated into Korean.

Certain subjects may no longer be taboo in cinema. But there are ways to treat them that still create shock.

I'd like to do a really masculine film.

I hate jeans for no reason.

I cannot believe that violence depicted onscreen actually causes people to act out violently. That's oversimplifying the issue. If somebody commits a violent act after seeing violence in a movie, I think the question that needs to be asked is: would that person still have committed the act if he had not seen a violent film?

Lots of people think the violence in the films I make is overwhelming, but they think they're seeing something that they aren't seeing.

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.

It is not possible for a person to be completely free of sin and be squeaky clean.

If you would ask me what my ideal process is, I would say, long pre-production, long production and long post-production.

I've always had an interest in vampire films - not just 'Nosferatu,' but there are many others that I have enjoyed: Abel Ferrara, Coppola, Neil Jordan.

A priest encounters temptation every day, and some of that desire is very natural.

In our lives, we have good things and bad things, happiness and pain.

When I grow older and less popular, there will come a time when I have to shoot films on low budgets.

As I grow older I spend more time with my wife, and gradually my interest in the woman's world is growing.