Bong joon ho

People have said, 'Why don't you make your own company like Chan-wook Park has his own company,' but my head is full of writing and directing and I don't feel like I want to run a company. That's not...

The superhero is a really popular figure in the West. In Asia or Korea, the young viewers are amused by the figure, but it is not really so sensational.

Until the end of elementary school, I lived in a suburban area, so the type of village I used to live in is borderline between village and the city, so I'm familiar with the rustic environment.

When you first think of making a monster movie you have to realize that a lot of people may be down on you because there is a big prejudice against such films.

I really hate the creature film convention that says you have to wait until the end to see the monster. One hour and all you've seen is just the tip of the creature's tail.

There is a lot of extreme emotion in Korean film. It's because there are a lot of extremes in Korean society.

My favourite genre lies inside myself, and as I follow my favourite stories, characters and images, it sums up to a certain genre. So at times even I have to try to guess which genre a film will be...

When I was a kid, I was always watching genre movies on TV.

The multilevel, the conscious and the unconscious, is natural when I write scripts, when I come up with ideas and stories.

I'm sure mothers are important across every culture, but particularly in Korean society, the role of the mother is of great importance.