Quotes

If you are not going to marry your lover, isn't it a relationship that will end?

It's hard to say I'm a hard worker when I don't know if I will have a lot of work to do in the future, but I'm doing my best.

When I'm with close friends, I say less than 10 words for almost 3 hours. I mostly listen to them.

It's not that I think 'I have to make a joke,' but I feel good when someone laughs at something I didn't necessarily have to do.

[on working with Song Hye-kyo on 'The Glory (2022)', 2023 Interview] Song Hye Kyo sunbae (senior) and I didn't have scenes together but she complimented me in an interview. I'm very grateful (to be recognized by her).

I am the type of person who pays a lot of attention to details, even at home. I match everything, from towels to the design, and even the number of towels.

Just the fact that l've become someone who can inspire a project is fascinating.

Sometimes I'm very bright, sometimes I'm very quiet.

[2018 interview on the actress sharing her thoughts on her career decision as an actress] My grandfather is a theatrical actor, so I got into acting early. My older sister majored in classical music, so I followed in her footsteps (studying classical string instruments), but ahead of my high school entrance exams, I began to rethink what / wanted to do. In my heart, I knew my dream that I discovered when I was young, so I chose acting.

[Shin speaking on her flop dramas during a 2020 interview] I feel like it's all my fault. If the results are not good, I get to blame myself. I think it's because of me that everyone has to suffer just because I didn't do well. I just want to do better.

[2024 press interview] Lim Ji-yeon is so good at acting that she seems to be giving me a lot of attention as well. Actually, I haven't met her on set, but I always say hello to her at awards ceremonies and other good places, and I think it's even better.