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Choi Min-sik looks from ‘Oldboy’ and ‘Exhuma’ toward ‘The Intern’: “I didn’t achieve it alone”

From Chosun Ilbo · () Korean

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Interview Named sources Context piece
  • Actor Choi Min-sik reflected on his career in an interview with Sports Chosun in Seoul.
  • He said growing ambition for acting had led him to put his past work aside and rebuild his career gradually.
  • His film “The Intern” is scheduled to open on Sept. 16 and has generated more than five times its 2015 production budget in box-office revenue.

Choi Min-sik is looking ahead rather than resting on a career that has included “Oldboy” and “Exhuma.” In an interview with Sports Chosun in Seoul, the actor said he wants to begin again and build his work carefully, one step at a time.

“I’ve become more ambitious about acting, so I want to forget everything I’ve done before and start building it again, step by step, from now on,” Choi said.

His upcoming film “The Intern” is scheduled for release on Sept. 16. The source says the film earned more than five times its 2015 production budget in box-office revenue worldwide.

I’ve become more ambitious about acting, so I want to forget everything I’ve done before and start building it again, step by step, from now on.

· Choi Min-sikThe actor described his renewed approach to acting during an interview with Sports Chosun.
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