Quotes by Park Chan-wook

About Park Chan-wook:

Park Chan-wook is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, producer, and former film critic. One of the most acclaimed and popular filmmakers in his native country, Park is most known for his films Joint Security Area, Thirst and what has become known as The Vengeance Trilogy, consisting of 2002's Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy in 2003 and Sympathy for Lady Vengeance in 2005. His films are noted for their immaculate framing, black humor and often brutal subject matter.
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I guess I probably make violent films partly because I can't express my anger in my real life very well.

Park Chan-wook

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.

Park Chan-wook

I'd like to do a really masculine film.

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

Becoming a vampire means completely changing your identity.

Park Chan-wook

I hate jeans for no reason.

Park Chan-wook

The reason I want to show shocking things is that they always pose an ethical question.

Park Chan-wook

The point of revenge is not in the completion but in the process.

Park Chan-wook

Whether it's trivial or important, every choice has a moral aspect to it to a certain degree.

Park Chan-wook

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

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 have always meticulously storyboarded my films from beginning to end.

Park Chan-wook

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

Park Chan-wook

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 to make a living.

Park Chan-wook

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

Park Chan-wook

When it comes to remaking my own films in the English language, I can only imagine that it is a very boring process, I wouldn't ever dream of it.

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

I am sure I am one of 2,000 film directors in the world that Tarantino admires.

Park Chan-wook

Living without hate for people is almost impossible.

Park Chan-wook

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

Park Chan-wook

Author Bio

  • NamePark Chan-wook
  • DescriptionSouth Korean film director, screenwriter and film producer
  • Aliases???; Chan-wook Park; Park Chan-uk
  • BornAugust 23, 1963
  • CountrySouth Korea
  • ProfessionScreenwriter; Film Director; Film Producer