Dae-su Oh When the melody turns on, gas comes out. When the gas comes out, I fall asleep. I found out later it's the same Valium gas the Russians used on those Chechen terrorists.
Played by Choi Min-sik 
Oldboy (2003) · 27 quotes
Oldboy (2003) · 27 quotes
Most-quoted character in Oldboy (2003): in 19 of its 27 quotes
A line from Dae-su OhLaugh and the world laughs with you. Weep and you weep alone.
More lines from Dae-su Oh
18 quotes Dae-su Oh Dae-su Oh Anyone here with an AB blood type, raise your hand.
Dae-su Oh How's life in a bigger prison, Dae-su?
Dae-su Oh As I expected, I can't get along with anyone today either.
Dae-su Oh Erasing my memory and telling me to find the truth was cowardly. I won. So die like you promised.
Dae-su Oh Please. Don't tell Mido. What has she done wrong? You know it was all my fault... I have committed an unforgivable sin, against your sister. And I also... Did you wrong. But, please leave Mido alone... If by any chance Mido finds out the truth, you son of a bitch, I'll tear you limb from limb. And your remains will never be found. Why? Because I'm going to swallow every last bit.
Dae-su Oh I thought I'd lived a simple life. But I've sinned too much
Dae-su Oh The TV is both a clock and a calendar. It's your school, your home, your church, your friend...
Dae-su Oh [Dae-su masturbates to a pop star onscreen]
... and your lover. But... my lover's song is too short.
If they had told me it was going to be fifteen years, would it have been easier to endure?
Dae-su Oh Even though I'm no more than a monster - don't I, too, have the right to live?
Dae-su Oh Can fifteen years of imaginary training really be put to use? [Dae-su fights a gang of thugs] Apparently, it can.
Dae-su Oh Can fifteen years of imaginary training really be put to use? [Dae-su tries to sexually assault Mi-do and gets clobbered] No. It can't.
Dae-su Oh I said... I want to eat something alive. [Before eating a live octopus and then faints at sushi bar counter]
Dae-su Oh I will avenge for my fifteen years... for every tooth I pull out...you will age by one year. [Dae-Su to the man owing the complex where he was imprisoned]
Dae-su Oh I have truly become a monster...
Dae-su Oh No...first I have to kill the bastard! [Responding in his mind to Mido about visiting his wife's grave]
Dae-su Oh If you see a man whose face is hidden behind a violet umbrella...then... my advice is that you become good friends with Television.
Dae-su Oh One month...I'm out in one month...One month, just one month...I'm out in one month! What if I am on the 50th floor? I don't care if I fall right down on the ground...I would still be out! [When licking his hands touched by the first raindrops he felt in 15 years after digging with a chopstick through the wall]
