Joon-ho Bong Quotes

I don't write any kind of sequel or remake. — Bong Joon-ho

There's hardly any governmental censorship in Korea. — Bong Joon-ho

I always write the script by myself. — Bong Joon-ho

In the mid 1990s the Korean film industry was really open-minded. — Bong Joon-ho

In Korean films there is only really a strong tradition of melodramas. — Bong Joon-ho

I love the Japanese director Shohei Imamura. His masterpiece in 1979 called, the English title was 'Vengeance is Mine.' — Bong Joon-ho

The multilevel, the conscious and the unconscious, is natural when I write scripts, when I come up with ideas and stories. — Bong Joon-ho

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

No matter where I am working, I cannot make a film without 100% creative control and final cut. If there is such a guarantee, I can work anywhere. — Bong Joon-ho

I don't intentionally make my films with the express goal of surprising the viewer. — Bong Joon-ho

There is a lot of extreme emotion in Korean film. It's because there are a lot of extremes in Korean society. — Bong Joon-ho

I really love 'The Thing.' — Bong Joon-ho

I am a fan of the monster and horror genre but that's not my style as a director. — Bong Joon-ho

When I was a kid, I was always watching genre movies on TV. — Bong Joon-ho

The mother's love for her child is very strong in Korean society - almost on the borderline of being an obsession. — Bong Joon-ho

I like to draw my storyboards myself. — Bong Joon-ho

I think each film should be regarded as its own specific text. — Bong Joon-ho

I regard remaking a film as creating something again. — Bong Joon-ho