In Korea, the director has the final word. If the director makes a decision, that decision is final. In Hollywood, every decision needs to go through the producer, the studio, and sometimes even the main actor. There is a certain procedure that needs to be followed. Kim Jee-woon actordecisiondirector share on social
One quality that a director needs to acquire in Hollywood is to understand the system and figure out how to work within the system to express one's own ideas. Kim Jee-woon acquiredirectorexpress Change image and share on social
Lionsgate and Lorenzo di Bonaventura saw my Korean Western-style film, 'The Good, the Bad, the Weird,' and probably felt that I would be right for 'The Last Stand,' which could be classified as a modern Western. Kim Jee-woon badbonaventuraclassify share on social
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 angeldevilfilm share on social
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 bordercharacterdefend share on social
The Western is as American as a film can get - there's the discovery of a frontier, the element of a showdown, revenge, and determining the best gunman. There's a certain masculinity to the Western that really appealed to me, and I've always wanted to do a Western in Hollywood. Kim Jee-woon americanappealdetermine share on social
I've made the film 'The Good, the Bad, the Weird,' which was an Eastern Western film. Obviously, the Western film is American and American only; there's really no Western genre over in Asia. Kim Jee-woon americanasiabad Change image and share on social
'The Good, the Bad, the Weird' is about individuals fulfilling their desires and just going the distance to fulfill that desire. Kim Jee-woon baddesiredistance Change image and share on social
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 barrierdirectorhollywood Change image and share on social
America is a country that, even with all its flaws, has been able to flourish because there is a certain ideology about fighting for what you believe in. What you choose to believe in - no matter how small or big it is - is what you believe in, and that ideology has made America. Kim Jee-woon americabigchoose share on social
