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A lot of people are very interested that a Korean director has made a western. But when I look at the reactions of the audience, I realise the points at which people laugh are the same for a Korean audience and an international audience.

Korean audiences are amazing. The fans scream so loud, and that really surprises skaters when they first perform in my shows.

I respect the Japanese and especially like their execution and communication styles. Unlike the Koreans, they will not hit you from behind.

My daughter likes Korean drama more than I do.

I have a lot of Japanese fans, but in Korea they seem to go crazy for me. I don't know what it is, but they seem to like my style.

To Koreans on the other side, we care about your freedom.

Definitely the Korean culture is very strong to me, and I grew up in Hawaii where Asian-Americans are the dominant culture, but I never thought of myself as the minority.

I have had a great deal of interaction with Koreans and feel a fairly strong bond with Korea.

We see North Koreans as automatons, goose-steeping at parades, doing mass gymnastics with fixed smiles on their faces - but beneath all that, real life goes on with the same complexity of human emotion as anywhere else.