“In Korea is what I do is I watch the playback of each take with all of the actors and spend a lot of time discussing each take. Also, I use the process we call auto-assembly because I storyboard my entire film right at the beginning, even before pre-production ever begins, so my vision is already laid out on the storyboard for everybody to share. It enables the on-set assembly person, as we call them, to cut together each take into a sequence. This enables a director to review the take within the context of the sequence of the scene.” PersonsUseTogetherFilmActorsProcessVisionWatchesCuttingShareSceneDirectorsProductionsReviewsSequenceKoreaAssemblyDiscussing Author:Park Chan-wook
“Not only do I look at the playback with the actors, but I look at the on-set assembly footage with the sequences with my actors as well. These are the reasons why I take twice as much time to shoot a film in Korea. Thinking back, I remember on my first ever Korean film, I never used any playback or on-set assembly, so all I had to do was to tell myself it's just like making my first ever Korean-language film. After that, I felt right at home.” ThinkingFirstsWellsLooksReasonHomeRememberFilmUsedActorsLanguageFeltReason WhySequenceKoreaAssemblyKorean Author:Park Chan-wook
“I actually pay careful attention to that sort of thing - infusing humor into my films - because that's how important I think humor is.” ThinkingImportantFilmPayAttentionCareful Author:Park Chan-wook
“In my creative films, if there was something, some humorous moment that is lost to a non-Korean speaking audience, I'll be very sad.” IfsMomentsFilmLostAudienceCreativeHumorousKoreanVery Sad Author:Park Chan-wook
“If you are watching my films and wondering, am I missing humorous speak because I'm not Korean? Am I missing out? You don't have to worry, because you're only missing probably about a few cents worth out of your ticket price.” IfsFilmSpeakWonderWorryMissingHumorousCentsTicketsKoreanMissing Out Author:Park Chan-wook
“The reason why I always wanted to make an American film was because of the Western genre. It is something that I would very much like to make in the future, because it's very uniquely American, and I can't make a Western film in Korean.” I CanReasonWantedFilmWesternGenreReason WhyKoreanAmerican FilmWestern Films Author:Park Chan-wook
“I've grown up watching a lot of Western genre films on TV, and America is not just a country, but it's one of the most important countries in the world, and examining the process of how this nation came to be, it's an important thing, even for outsiders.” WorldImportantCountryAmericaFilmNationsProcessTvsImportant ThingsWesternGenreOutsidersExamining Author: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.” WantFilmEnvironmentOfficeWorkplaceStressfulFilm SetWork Environment Author: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.” BigsFilmStarsHollywoodScenariosHollywood FilmsHollywood Stars Author:Park Chan-wook
“I am sure I am one of 2000 film directors in the world that Tarantino admires.” WorldFilmDirectorsAdmireTarantinoFilm Directors Author: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.” FirstsFilmTurnsSuccessfulCoupleBecomingDirectorsCriticsFilm DirectorsFilm Critics Author:Park Chan-wook
“I believe there are more films that involve love and forgiveness than violence, but they often seem fake and are almost embarrassing to watch.” BelieveSeemsFilmI BelieveWatchesViolenceFakeEmbarrassingLove And Forgiveness Author:Park Chan-wook
“I do like musical films more than big Hollywood films, especially those by Jacques Demi and Vincent Minelli.” BigsFilmHollywoodMusicalHollywood Films Author:Park Chan-wook
“I guess I probably make violent films partly because I can't express my anger in my real life very well.” WellsI CanRealFilmReal LifeViolentBecause I CanViolent Films Author:Park Chan-wook
“I have always meticulously storyboarded my films from beginning to end.” EndsFilm Author:Park Chan-wook
“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.” DoeFilmMusicianGlassesShockScoreComposerPhilipFilm ScoresFilm Composers Author:Park Chan-wook
“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.” FilmInterestVampireEnjoyedJordanAbelNosferatu Author:Park Chan-wook
“Actually, I can't stand watching violent scenes in films; I avoid watching horror films. I don't tend to watch action films mainly because I find them boring, but I watch the films of David Cronenberg and Martin Scorsese, usually in a state close to having a heart attack. I'm a complete coward. I make violent films as a result of my sensitivity to violence - in other words, my fear of violence.” HeartI CanStatesActionFilmResultsWatchesViolenceHorrorSceneBoringViolentCowardSensitivityHorror FilmHeart AttackAction FilmsScorseseRelay RacesViolent Films Author:Park Chan-wook
