Quotes from Choi Woo-shik

I'm always a little passive and can come across as being pathetic.

High school was really fun. I had lots of friends, I had activities, like basketball teams.

I feel the wall that divides films screened online and in the cinema is becoming less and less significant.

I really care about people around me, and I can't live without my family and friends.

There is no promise in the world that is okay to break.

The desperate hope that the patient will be healed... That's the last treatment.

Children are like fingers. No matter which finger you bite, it hurts.

When I was shooting 'Okja,' that was my first time actually seeing a trailer for actors.

In the States actors get their own trailers, but in Korea all the actors group up in one room, and stay there together the whole day.

I'd like to create a character that is completely appalling, that it would make the audience tremble.

I'm grateful for the fact that I can choose from multiple genres and characters.

I didn't know that I could act, but my friend told me, 'Before you do directing, maybe you should try acting. It would be better for you. When you know how to act, it would help you be a better director.' So I was like, Oh, maybe, okay, maybe I'll try.

The production scale of 'Okja,' which I had never experienced before, was jaw-dropping. Not only the actors but also all the staff were experts in their fields.

There will be more chances for films to be released through streaming services, such as Netflix.

I get the most joy out of acting and studying new characters.

When I was studying in Canada, we were so free.

I have always dreamed of working in the U.S.