Taika Waititi

When you're on set, you're like, 'Everyone's judging me because I'm the director, and everyone thinks I'm doing this because I just…

— Taika Waititi

There are lots of parts of filmmaking that I don't like. At the end of the day, especially on features, the film…

— Taika Waititi

I had a country upbringing in a predominantly Maori community, and that contrasted with a very multi-cultured arts community in the Aro…

— Taika Waititi

The family unit is very interesting because these are people that you're supposed to be the closest to in your life, and…

— Taika Waititi

I'm really not trying to do everything that comes to mind because that's when it can be dangerous. For instance, I believe…

— Taika Waititi

I like flawed characters, and I like seeing people who are supposed to be not villains but antagonists. There are elements to…

— Taika Waititi

I loved him [Ke Huy Quan as Short-Round in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom] - everyone loved him when I…

— Taika Waititi

My job is to make a film that can sit as a standalone piece, that if it's the only Marvel film you…

— Taika Waititi

I think something that every actor wants, whether they've done four movies or forty movies, is they want to find the work…

— Taika Waititi

I distinctly remember watching Annie when I was very little and thinking 'I don't like this kid.' In fact I think I…

— Taika Waititi

'Eagle vs Shark' was about keeping myself sane. I wanted to go back to my comedy roots with people I trusted and…

— Taika Waititi

We've got a thing called the 'tall poppy syndrome' in New Zealand, where if anyone is doing really well, it's quite common…

— Taika Waititi

I don't like laughing at people unless they're in a privileged position or if they're in authority. If it's poor people or…

— Taika Waititi

Sundance felt like a natural fit. I love coming here, and I do think that this festival suits my films rather than…

— Taika Waititi