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10 quotes by Kim Ki-duk

Kim Ki-duk (Hangul: 김기덕 Korean pronunciation: [kimɡidʌk]; born December 20, 1960) is a South Korean filmmaker noted for his idiosyncratic "art-house" cinematic works. His films have received many distinctions in the festival circuit. He is not related to the Kim Ki-duk who directed Yonggary in the 1960s. He has given scripts to several of his former assistant directors including Juhn Jai-hong (Beautiful and Poongsan) and Jang Hoon (Rough...
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An artist's creative energy is ephemeral as a flower. It blooms and soon dies. No artist is great forever. Personally, I think I reached my peak... →

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A person's current personality of love, hatred, jealousy, rage or a murderous intent and so on is formed upon genetic elements, education, the... →

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I don't think that the spoken words solve everything. Sometimes silence delivers truer feelings while the words can distort the meaning in some... →

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I always concentrate on respecting human beings and their lives and the meaning within their lives, and I believe that is something people around the... →

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I don't have the ability to find a middle ground with my audiences, and I know this too well.

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I don't really know how I grow. I can only see the changes when I look at the films.

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I try not to interpret things of the world into a single meaning. Rather, I try the opposite.

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Many people who have watched 'Pieta' have said my filmmaking has become more objective.

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A director should not define everything. For me, the movie is a form of a question I pose to the others or to the audience. I want to ask their... →

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Yes I did study to be a preacher, but I didn't finish.

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