Comparing filmmaking to a plastic model, shooting is the process where you mold and color each piece, and editing is where you… — Takeshi Kitano Copy Share Image
Eventually, this is how I would like to be remembered at the end of my career: He was never the best in… — Takeshi Kitano Copy Share Image
I intentionally shoot violence to make the audience feel real pain. I have never and I will never shoot violence as if… — Takeshi Kitano Copy Share Image
Being a TV comedian, actor, writer, columnist, and all that is quite helpful to me in acquiring wide varieties of knowledge, which… — Takeshi Kitano Copy Share Image
Doing TV shows helps me a lot in my screenplay writing and filmmaking, especially since my TV shows are in different formats:… — Takeshi Kitano Copy Share Image
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… — Takeshi Kitano Copy Share Image
I think my way of showing violence is unique from that of other filmmakers, in that when I show it, it hurts. It happens… — Takeshi Kitano Copy Share Image
For me comedy and violence has a lot in common. Just as you expect, comedy always lurks behind the most unexpected of circumstances. — Takeshi Kitano Copy Share Image
Comparing filmmaking to a plastic model, shooting is the process where you mold and color each piece, and editing is where you build a… — Takeshi Kitano Copy Share Image
My philosophy is that one shall not resort to violence unless one is resolved to become the subject of violence at any time. — Takeshi Kitano Copy Share Image
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… — Takeshi Kitano Copy Share Image
Eventually, this is how I would like to be remembered at the end of my career: He was never the best in anything he… — Takeshi Kitano Copy Share Image
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. — Takeshi Kitano Copy Share Image
Cinema is a composite art into which you can include all conceivable art or entertainment forms. In film, I can work with novelistic elements,… — Takeshi Kitano Copy Share Image
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… — Takeshi Kitano Copy Share Image
Humour is like violence. They both come to you unexpectedly, and the more unpredictable they both are, the better it gets. — Takeshi Kitano Copy Share Image
One thing I hate in movies is when the camera starts circling around the characters. I find that totally fake. — Takeshi Kitano Copy Share Image
