When a reporter said, ŌĆ£IŌĆÖm personally a huge fan of yours, itŌĆÖs an honor to meet you,ŌĆØ Youn Yuh Jung made the crowd laugh as she replied, ŌĆ£What honor? IŌĆÖm there when you turn the TV on.ŌĆØ Seeing Korean correspondents raising their hands to ask questions, she said, ŌĆ£DonŌĆÖt raise your hands. IŌĆÖm not the president or something.ŌĆØ And upon being asked lengthy questions, she changed the atmosphere up by telling them, ŌĆ£Ask me one question at a time. I canŌĆÖt remember all the questions because IŌĆÖm old.ŌĆØ Her cheerful reply to questions while drinking the wine on the table was sensational. On the question for her future plans, she responded, ŌĆ£How would I know? IŌĆÖm not a shaman. There are no plans for the future. Youn Yuh Jung doesnŌĆÖt suddenly become Kim Yuh Jung just because she won an Oscars. I will carry on like usual. IŌĆÖve always wished to die after working until I can memorize my lines.ŌĆØ When asked whether she considers this the best moment in her life, she said, ŌĆ£I donŌĆÖt know about this being the best moment. And I donŌĆÖt think the Academy Awards is by no means all. It has become a harder challenge for Asians. I am not a big fan of the word ŌĆśbest.ŌĆÖ They talk about how good it is to be ŌĆśthe best.ŌĆÖ CanŌĆÖt we all be the ŌĆśmost middleŌĆÖ?ŌĆØ At the Awards Ceremony, Youn Yuh Jung made a clever comment to Brad Pitt, the presenter. She asked, ŌĆ£Where were you while we were filming?ŌĆØ It is because Brad Pitt is the founder of Plan B, a co-producer of Minari. The actress said that Americans have only been asking her about Brad Pitt, adding, ŌĆ£ItŌĆÖs the same here in America and Korea. I asked him to spend a little more money on his next movie. He said that he would. But he didnŌĆÖt say that he would spend much more. He sneaked out of it.ŌĆØ At the event, Youn Yuh Jung expressed her gratitude for the late director Kim Ki Young and Lee Isaac Chung. ŌĆ£I met director Kim Ki Young when I was young, and director Isaac Chung when I aged. I was able to give Isaac Chung things that I wasnŌĆÖt able to give director Kim Ki Young.ŌĆØ Her praise for director Lee Isaac Chung is outstanding. ŌĆ£Despite being younger than my sons and me, he is very calm. The director goes mad when trying to control dozens of people. But he calmly controls them. He doesnŌĆÖt humiliate nor belittle anyone. Isaac Chung is the first director I havenŌĆÖt talked badly about. I saw hope in him. HeŌĆÖs a very sophisticated Korean who received education from the U.S. It was nice to see such composure. He must have been angry, too, at some point. I told him how I respect him,ŌĆØ Youn Yuh Jung said. ŌĆ£IŌĆÖm tipsy at the moment,ŌĆØ she added with a smile, making the room laugh once again.
Youn Yuh Jung has become a hot topic with the YouTube video of her interview. Younger generations have been cheering on for her words, as they are from an actress who lived her life frankly and candidly. ┬Ā Source (1, 2)
