I don't think a film that has no effect on people or society is a good film. — Takashi Miike Copy Share Image
People tell all sorts of lies in order to live. That enables friendships to form and love to blossom. — Takashi Miike Copy Share Image
When you're dealing with Hollywood people, it creates a tight, tense atmosphere through the whole thing. And I don't like to work… — Takashi Miike Copy Share Image
I believe that when people try to live their life at the fullest, there's a certain laughter that comes out of it.… — Takashi Miike Copy Share Image
The people who like my work, I know that I can't trick them into laughing someplace where there is not a genuine… — Takashi Miike Copy Share Image
I think that every character, no matter how different they may be perceived, they all have their beautiful moments. All humans do.… — Takashi Miike Copy Share Image
Some people have iconic directors in their mind, or they want to make particular styles of films they have seen before. I… — Takashi Miike Copy Share Image
I think what people think about my films depends on the film they see. It's all different and opinions are all different. — Takashi Miike Copy Share Image
Originally, I was an assistant director. For many people in that role, becoming a director is the ultimate goal. But, in my… — Takashi Miike Copy Share Image
Bigger-budgeted films have more restrictions and less freedom to create. Because of this, I try to find freedom in the people I… — Takashi Miike Copy Share Image
I don't think about the audience, I don't think about what makes them happy, because there's no way for me to know.… — Takashi Miike Copy Share Image
I'm happy that my films were discovered by chance by foreign film festivals. That makes me realise more that there is a… — Takashi Miike Copy Share Image
Every medium has its own kind of freedom. I don't want to just cross from one to the next. I want to enjoy the… — Takashi Miike Copy Share
You hide your instinctive self and instead create a social self with lies. That's how people are able to get along with each other.… — Takashi Miike Copy Share
When you try to be true to the script, changes occur. A script is there to show us a certain direction. But when you… — Takashi Miike Copy Share
Japanese of my generation try to get through life without stepping on anyone's toes; in some ways that's unnatural and stressful. The yakuza are… — Takashi Miike Copy Share
I don't think I'll ever get tired of making films. I wish I could make so many that it would make me get tired,… — Takashi Miike Copy Share
When you see the violence of Hollywood movies, there is a tendency that the hero is combating and confronting many people, without much harm… — Takashi Miike Copy Share
We have this desire for that balance between death and life or death and joy. We want to believe that something we can also… — Takashi Miike Copy Share
You can't really change somebody completely, deep inside your nature. But I think what I did was admit to myself what kind of a… — Takashi Miike Copy Share
When I'm watching one of my movies in a festival with fans who are just into it and they love it? I end up… — Takashi Miike Copy Share
For me, no matter what movie I make, no matter what the genre or the budget, they all have the same theme at their… — Takashi Miike Copy Share
Personally, I enjoy being able to see something that you haven't seen before. — Takashi Miike Copy Share
More than my films being influenced by manga I was indelibly impressed by Manga, and that definitely comes out in the films. — Takashi Miike Copy Share
The people who like my work, I know that I can't trick them into laughing someplace where there is not a genuine reason to… — Takashi Miike Copy Share
As a film-maker, it's only natural to feel happy about new possibilities opening up. — Takashi Miike Copy Share
