Min-sik Choi quotes

Min-sik Choi is a renowned South Korean actor known for his powerful performances in film and television. His roles in movies such as "Oldboy" and "I Saw the Devil" have earned him international acclaim. He is recognized as one of the leading figures in Korean cinema. Here are 5 of his quotes:

Western ghosts are evil, but Korean ghosts are about making peace. That is part of our Korean psyche.

Min-sik Choi

There's something that people misunderstand about screen quotas. It's not about rejecting or hating other countries' films, but about protecting our domestic film industry.

Min-sik Choi

If you live around dummies and fake blood for six months, it becomes a part of you. It's fake blood, but sometimes I still feel the real scent of blood, so it's more mentally collapsing, not only physical.

Min-sik Choi

I admit that I've been beaten up so many times in films, but we do not fake it - we actually have to fight when we shoot to make it real and to save film and time. Even the props that are not real, like the bats are plastic, but they're still very hard, so it still hurts.

Min-sik Choi