Even when I choose projects, if before, I looked only at my own character, I am now more interested in what the producers are trying to say through t… - Gong Yoo

I don’t really have a lot of desires, or that’s what I think of myself. But if I were to pick one, I would want for people to live peacefully. I don’t understand why some people harass or hurt others, or why they do these things because they envy others — we fight and wound each other and it might be a natural phenomenon that arises among weak humans, but I still hurt thinking about social issues such as Asian hate.

When I become a character in a movie or drama … I can think about the character only and not the complicated matters of my own life. I feel ecstasy in those moments and it’s what keeps me going as an actor. It’s not about the money, it’s not about the honor.

Usually, I'm attracted by screenplays that stir my curiosity. I try to ask myself why the writer wants to tell this story.