Park Chan-wook
Park Chan-wook
Park Chan-wookis 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, 2003's Oldboy and 2005's Lady Vengeance. His films are noted for their immaculate framing, black humor and often brutal subject matter...
NationalitySouth Korean
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth23 August 1963
Park Chan-wook quotes about
When I grow older and less popular, there will come a time when I have to shoot films on low budgets.
When we are confronted with extreme situations, we forget about moral issues; we simply act and must then accept the consequences.
Whether it's trivial or important, every choice has a moral aspect to it to a certain degree.
When I was making my first films, I was very interested in Hollywood B movies.
When I say that I am going to do an American film, I didn't want to suddenly go off into a completely different world that which bears no relation to the style of filmmaking that I'm used to.
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.
If I want to relax and not do anything, I don't want to leave home.
Whenever I visit a city, I like to see what classical music concerts are on offer.
There's a humble beauty about listening to period instruments that I like.
I've read all of Sarah Waters's novels which have been translated into Korean.
In our lives, we have good things and bad things, happiness and pain.
I'd love to do a sci-fi movie, a western, or an espionage thriller. But I'm not going to limit myself. If a good script comes along, I'm not going to discount it because it doesn't fit into one of these genres.