--- title: "1 Film Characters Quotes By Takeshi Kitano" description: "1 Film Characters quotes by Takeshi Kitano. Plus more from Takeshi Kitano and more Film Characters sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/169/takeshi-kitano-23336_able_i-believe-you-shouldn-t-force-the-audien_362746.jpg" --- > [I believe you shouldn't force the audience's interpretation of a character or a story. The more you explain things, the less intriguing and imaginable they are for viewers. . . . Film to me, in its essence, in its ultimate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takeshi-kitano/i-believe-you-shouldn-t-force-the-audience-s-interpretation-of-a/) [Takeshi Kitano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takeshi-kitano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/169/takeshi-kitano-23336_able_i-believe-you-shouldn-t-force-the-audien_362746.jpg) ## More by Takeshi Kitano > [I don't really expect much from my life. So when I heard my films are premiering in film festival circuits I was glad of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takeshi-kitano/i-don-t-really-expect-much-from-my-life-so-when-i-heard-my-films-are/) [Takeshi Kitano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takeshi-kitano/) > [I think my way of showing violence is unique from that of other filmmakers, in that when I show it, it hurts. It happens…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takeshi-kitano/i-think-my-way-of-showing-violence-is-unique-from-that-of-other/) [Takeshi Kitano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takeshi-kitano/) > [For me comedy and violence has a lot in common. Just as you expect, comedy always lurks behind the most unexpected of circumstances.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takeshi-kitano/for-me-comedy-and-violence-has-a-lot-in-common-just-as-you-expect/) [Takeshi Kitano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takeshi-kitano/) > [Comparing filmmaking to a plastic model, shooting is the process where you mold and color each piece, and editing is where you build a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takeshi-kitano/comparing-filmmaking-to-a-plastic-model-shooting-is-the-process-where/) [Takeshi Kitano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takeshi-kitano/) > [My philosophy is that one shall not resort to violence unless one is resolved to become the subject of violence at any time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takeshi-kitano/my-philosophy-is-that-one-shall-not-resort-to-violence-unless-one-is/) [Takeshi Kitano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takeshi-kitano/) > [I believe you shouldn't force the audience's interpretation of a character or a story. The more you explain things, the less intriguing and imaginable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takeshi-kitano/i-believe-you-shouldn-t-force-the-audience-s-interpretation-of-a/) [Takeshi Kitano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takeshi-kitano/) > [Eventually, this is how I would like to be remembered at the end of my career: He was never the best in anything he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takeshi-kitano/eventually-this-is-how-i-would-like-to-be-remembered-at-the-end-of-my/) [Takeshi Kitano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takeshi-kitano/) > [I paint for the sheer joy of painting. I have never sold any of my paintings. I'd rather give them to people for free.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takeshi-kitano/i-paint-for-the-sheer-joy-of-painting-i-have-never-sold-any-of-my/) [Takeshi Kitano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takeshi-kitano/) > [Cinema is a composite art into which you can include all conceivable art or entertainment forms. In film, I can work with novelistic elements,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takeshi-kitano/cinema-is-a-composite-art-into-which-you-can-include-all-conceivable/) [Takeshi Kitano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takeshi-kitano/) > [I intentionally shoot violence to make the audience feel real pain. I have never and I will never shoot violence as if it's some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takeshi-kitano/i-intentionally-shoot-violence-to-make-the-audience-feel-real-pain-i/) [Takeshi Kitano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takeshi-kitano/) > [Humour is like violence. They both come to you unexpectedly, and the more unpredictable they both are, the better it gets.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takeshi-kitano/humour-is-like-violence-they-both-come-to-you-unexpectedly-and-the/) [Takeshi Kitano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takeshi-kitano/) > [One thing I hate in movies is when the camera starts circling around the characters. I find that totally fake.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takeshi-kitano/one-thing-i-hate-in-movies-is-when-the-camera-starts-circling-around/) [Takeshi Kitano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takeshi-kitano/) > [Being a TV comedian, actor, writer, columnist, and all that is quite helpful to me in acquiring wide varieties of knowledge, which is crucial…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takeshi-kitano/being-a-tv-comedian-actor-writer-columnist-and-all-that-is-quite/) [Takeshi Kitano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takeshi-kitano/) > [I do all these various activities like painting and writing, comedy and films probably because not that I'm good at everything but because I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takeshi-kitano/i-do-all-these-various-activities-like-painting-and-writing-comedy/) [Takeshi Kitano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takeshi-kitano/) > [Doing TV shows helps me a lot in my screenplay writing and filmmaking, especially since my TV shows are in different formats: comedy sketches,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takeshi-kitano/doing-tv-shows-helps-me-a-lot-in-my-screenplay-writing-and-filmmaking/) [Takeshi Kitano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takeshi-kitano/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film-characters/takeshi-kitano/#itemlist", "name": "1 Film Characters Quotes By Takeshi Kitano", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I believe you shouldn't force the audience's interpretation of a character or a story. 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