Min-sik Choi
Min-sik Choi
Choi Min-sikis a South Korean actor. He is best known for his critically acclaimed roles in Oldboyand The Admiral: Roaring Currents. He also starred alongside Scarlett Johansson in the 2014 French film, Lucy...
NationalitySouth Korean
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth27 April 1962
korean peace western
Western ghosts are evil, but Korean ghosts are about making peace. That is part of our Korean psyche.
appearance change cut gain grow image lose physical weight
To the image of the characters, I do change my appearance. For example, I gain weight and I lose weight sometimes, and I grow my hair and cut it. Acting is all about physical expression, so I need to change my appearance for all the characters.
domestic people protecting rejecting screen
There's something that people misunderstand about screen quotas. It's not about rejecting or hating other countries' films, but about protecting our domestic film industry.
becomes mentally six
If you live around dummies and fake blood for six months, it becomes a part of you. It's fake blood, but sometimes I still feel the real scent of blood, so it's more mentally collapsing, not only physical.
admit bats beaten props save shoot time
I admit that I've been beaten up so many times in films, but we do not fake it - we actually have to fight when we shoot to make it real and to save film and time. Even the props that are not real, like the bats are plastic, but they're still very hard, so it still hurts.