My background is in acting, so I enjoy being able to show what I’m looking for. With acting, it’s very immediate when you show someone what you’re looking for, and the feedback is instantaneous as well. Kim Jee-woon Read Quote
Obviously, I’ve made several films in Korea, so I’m very well accustomed and acclimated to Korean filmmaking. Kim Jee-woon Read Quote
Korean films have always been distributed to international audiences as arthouse films. Kim Jee-woon Read Quote
Of course, ‘The Last Stand’ has a villain who is traveling to the border to fulfill his own desires, but it’s more about the main character. The Sheriff putting a stop to this villain and defending his town. ‘The Last Stand’ is more about protecting something. About protecting a value. Kim Jee-woon Read Quote
I’m someone who has a singular goal in making films: I want to tell a story. There are certain stories that I want to tell. Kim Jee-woon Read Quote
I work from opposites to opposites, in a way. It’s finding one thing and then doing the other from film to film. So maybe after ‘I Saw the Devil,’ I might do something like ‘I Saw the Angel’ or perhaps something warm and happy. Kim Jee-woon Read Quote
Overseas directors who want to work in Hollywood, the language barrier is not a problem. With the right talent, any director can be successful. Kim Jee-woon Read Quote
I want to work with a wide range of genres because it gives each film a different cinematic energy. Kim Jee-woon Read Quote
