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. Hollywood's never really been the ultimate goal for me.

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

Whatever it is that I thirst for in my current project tends to turn up in my following project.

I want to do science fiction with dark stories.

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.

Korean films have always been distributed to international audiences as arthouse films.

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.

Hollywood's never really been the ultimate goal for me.

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.

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