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> [When I make films, I don't think of any other directors or their work in terms of the rhythm of the editing or the tenor of the performances.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hirokazu-kore-eda/when-i-make-films-i-don-t-think-of-any-other-directors-or-their-work/)

[Hirokazu Kore-eda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hirokazu-kore-eda/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92f/hirokazu-kore-eda-10913_cinema_when-i-make-films-i-don-t-think-of-any-o_1742371.jpg)

## More by Hirokazu Kore-eda

> [Sometimes when you watch children, you feel that they show emotions that you, as an adult, can relate to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hirokazu-kore-eda/sometimes-when-you-watch-children-you-feel-that-they-show-emotions/)

[Hirokazu Kore-eda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hirokazu-kore-eda/)

> [We used to have prawn tempura: that was my mother's favourite dish. But she had to go out to work instead of my father,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hirokazu-kore-eda/we-used-to-have-prawn-tempura-that-was-my-mother-s-favourite-dish-but/)

[Hirokazu Kore-eda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hirokazu-kore-eda/)

> [When I was 27, I won an honorable mention in a scriptwriting contest and got a television job as an assistant director.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hirokazu-kore-eda/when-i-was-27-i-won-an-honorable-mention-in-a-scriptwriting-contest/)

[Hirokazu Kore-eda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hirokazu-kore-eda/)

> [It is righteous to receive state subsidies to make films that criticise the state - I want Japanese people to accept such European values.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hirokazu-kore-eda/it-is-righteous-to-receive-state-subsidies-to-make-films-that/)

[Hirokazu Kore-eda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hirokazu-kore-eda/)

> [I believe that any auteur categorised in terms of an -ist or an -ism wouldn't be able to capture the complex essence of human…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hirokazu-kore-eda/i-believe-that-any-auteur-categorised-in-terms-of-an-ist-or-an-ism/)

[Hirokazu Kore-eda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hirokazu-kore-eda/)

> [When I have been told that my films remind people of Ozu, I have never been too convinced.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hirokazu-kore-eda/when-i-have-been-told-that-my-films-remind-people-of-ozu-i-have-never/)

[Hirokazu Kore-eda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hirokazu-kore-eda/)

> [I am hopeful that films can connect people who are in conflict in a separated world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hirokazu-kore-eda/i-am-hopeful-that-films-can-connect-people-who-are-in-conflict-in-a/)

[Hirokazu Kore-eda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hirokazu-kore-eda/)

> [I am very happy that Japanese film can cross borders.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hirokazu-kore-eda/i-am-very-happy-that-japanese-film-can-cross-borders/)

[Hirokazu Kore-eda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hirokazu-kore-eda/)

> [All my mother ever wanted to talk about was what she hated about my father and the times he cheated on her when he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hirokazu-kore-eda/all-my-mother-ever-wanted-to-talk-about-was-what-she-hated-about-my/)

[Hirokazu Kore-eda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hirokazu-kore-eda/)

> [Yes, a family is interesting. You can get a lot of drama in the conflicts there. It's like the sea. It seems calm, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hirokazu-kore-eda/yes-a-family-is-interesting-you-can-get-a-lot-of-drama-in-the/)

[Hirokazu Kore-eda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hirokazu-kore-eda/)

> [With 'Nobody Knows,' I consciously set out to make a fiction film, which is a different approach from 'Distance,' but I still applied a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hirokazu-kore-eda/with-nobody-knows-i-consciously-set-out-to-make-a-fiction-film-which/)

[Hirokazu Kore-eda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hirokazu-kore-eda/)

> [I wanted to make 'Nobody Knows,' a kind of summation of the experiences I gained from making my first three films, the good ones…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hirokazu-kore-eda/i-wanted-to-make-nobody-knows-a-kind-of-summation-of-the-experiences/)

[Hirokazu Kore-eda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hirokazu-kore-eda/)

> [I would say that 'After the Storm' is much more informed by my personal life than my other movies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hirokazu-kore-eda/i-would-say-that-after-the-storm-is-much-more-informed-by-my-personal/)

[Hirokazu Kore-eda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hirokazu-kore-eda/)

> [The vividness of children is easier to see when they're completely left to their own devices.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hirokazu-kore-eda/the-vividness-of-children-is-easier-to-see-when-they-re-completely/)

[Hirokazu Kore-eda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hirokazu-kore-eda/)

> ['Like Father, Like Son' gave me the opportunity to show when it is not good with a father.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hirokazu-kore-eda/like-father-like-son-gave-me-the-opportunity-to-show-when-it-is-not/)

[Hirokazu Kore-eda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hirokazu-kore-eda/)

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