Kim Ji-woon Quotes & Sayings

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 Ji-woon

I want to do science fiction with dark stories. — Kim Ji-woon

I've been thinking of doing a sci-fi thriller or a sci-fi noir, if that's possible. — Kim Ji-woon

I want to work with a wide range of genres because it gives each film a different cinematic energy. — Kim Ji-woon

Obviously, I've made several films in Korea, so I'm very well accustomed and acclimated to Korean filmmaking. — Kim Ji-woon

Korean films have always been distributed to international audiences as arthouse films. — Kim Ji-woon

What can possibly be the common factor in a Kim Jee-woon film? I think what really ties a lot of my projects together is that there is always a character that believes his life is not exactly the way he wishes it to be. — Kim Ji-woon

A lot of people are very interested that a Korean director has made a western. But when I look at the reactions of the audience, I realise the points at which people laugh are the same for a Korean audience and an international audience. — Kim Ji-woon

We all desire things that we believe we cannot have, and so my films reflect that again and again. The mystery must be solved, the goal attained. — Kim Ji-woon

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 Ji-woon

Hollywood's never really been the ultimate goal for me. — Kim Ji-woon

Whatever it is that I thirst for in my current project tends to turn up in my following project. — Kim Ji-woon