A: I received the script while I was in the army. I read it so well and I decided to do it while I w

On September 14th, Lee Byung Hun walked the red carpet for Film Independent at LACMA s Masquerade film screening which was hosted at the Los Angeles County Museum of the Arts (LACMA). Following england travel the premiere, Lee Byung Hun sat down with American film critic Elvis Mitchell for a Q A session with the audience in which he showed off his fluency in English.
A: This movie is about the historical figure King Gwang Hae with an added element of fantasy. It questions what type of leader people really want. While it is a serious topic, the movie has a comic touch that makes the film very enjoyable. As for the overseas fans, I think it is a great opportunity for them to see and experience some of Korea s old customs and traditions.
england travel A: Actually I was worried about the comic scenes. I like the comic scenes but I worried because they could be risky. There are a lot of slapsticks. I wanted to make the movie a little more sophisticated but if there are too many of those kinds of scenes, it s risky. When I first saw it I thought it was okay [ laughs ].
A: It was a challenge but the real historical king had two different reputations. Some people said he was a really bad king and others said that he did a great job following the queen and had great command. So I decided to divide his two characters into two different people, the real king and the fake king. Of course, england travel I liked playing the fake king.
A: When I was a child I watched Cinema Paradiso and it influenced me a lot. When I watched it, I thought that I really wanted to be a part of the film industry. But I didn t think about being an actor.
england travel A: My mom s friend pushed me to be an actor. That s why I became an actor. I started not thinking that it would be my real job. I thought it would just be an experience. As time went by, I realized that this was a very attractive job.
A: When I was 21 years old, I had my first TV drama and the director told me to retire after the show. He wanted me to announce that and I did, everyday. But I couldn t retire. Later I met him accidentally and he asked me, Are you still doing this? .
A: I received the script while I was in the army. I read it so well and I decided england travel to do it while I was in the army. I started shooting right after coming out of the army. So it was easy for me to do.
Q: One of my favorite england travel characters of yours is your character in The Good, the Bad, the Weird . Your character is really happy and takes advantage of everybody. How did you figure out how to play the role?
A: I had to make the character with my director Kim Ji Woon . The first time I read the script, I didn t understand the character so I needed to discuss about the character and develop him little by little. That was the funnest part.
A: When I first met him, he hadn t written the script yet and he just talked england travel about the story for two hours. england travel And I just decided to take the role before the script was written. He wrote it in four days.
Q: That character doesn t talk a lot. But the character reacts when things happen and I wondered if you liked that character for that reason. He doesn t speak a lot but he moves very fast.  In Masquerade the king doesn t speak a lot but the fake king does.