Park Chan-wook Quotes

If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.

If you don't have humor, you're not going to make it. You're going to be one of those people who walks around with your head about to explode.

I wrote 'Ruined' and 'Vera Stark' at the same time. That's just how my brain functions - when I'm dwelling someplace very heavy, I need a release.

To create well I have to be in a good mood, happy and cool.

Writing is my primary way of expressing myself.

Just writing and being in the studio was like therapy for me.

When I am on a long run in a play, I'm not sure how I would fill the days if I did not paint or write. On a basic level, it just stops me going crazy.

It's still an escape for me, painting, so it also takes me elsewhere. I don't think I would do it otherwise.

I would be pleased if someone would invent a pill to remove my impatience, moodiness, and occasional bursts of anger. But if they did, I wouldn't be able to write my novels or paint.

Three-dimensional results are important to me. I did once spend some time just writing, and floating around, and I lost my mind a little bit. I wasn't so good at that.

My recipe for dealing with anger and frustration: set the kitchen timer for twenty minutes, cry, rant, and rave, and at the sound of the bell, simmer down and go about business as usual.

I won't say that writing is therapy, but for me, the act of writing is therapy. The ability to be productive is good for my mental health. It's always better for me to be writing than vegetating on some couch.

Without meditation, I'd probably be dead.

I don't have to lay on the couch and see a therapist because my therapist is in my paint brushes.

Scribbling things down is my therapy. I filter later.

I've been doing some writing, which I find very cathartic and fun.

When I have the urge to get back to coaching, I lie down and wait until it passes.

I can be serious for an hour; then I have to go lie down.

There are certain exercises that you can do to let go of the emotions you create when you play a certain role. Breathing techniques.

For me, creating music is just as relaxing as sitting down and doing nothing.

I try to take my emotional pulse more now, to recognize when I need to go scream and cry for 20 minutes and then come back to center. Allowing yourself that time, it's a gift.

I keep my mind on track, and I don't get mad, and I don't get frustrated. Well, I do... but creative work, it's a way of controlling all that.

When you compose, it's like writing. You're like a writer. You just think all the time.

The stressful time is the blank page at the beginning. When you're starting to see things being made flesh, and you're able to respond to that flesh, that's really exciting.

The biggest challenge for me is just knowing how to calm down.