I don't mind going from sadness to comedy in a split-second or mixing the two up. — Taika Waititi Copy Share Image
If someone asked, 'What are your films like?,' the best I can come up with is that they're, like, a fine balance… — Taika Waititi Copy Share Image
'Eagle vs Shark' was about keeping myself sane. I wanted to go back to my comedy roots with people I trusted and… — Taika Waititi Copy Share Image
I like to find comedy or something interesting to look at with whatever I'm working on. — Taika Waititi Copy Share Image
My favourite kind of comedy comes from the awkwardness of living, the stuff that makes you cringe but borders on tragic -… — Taika Waititi Copy Share Image
A big part of the humor is in identifying with the tragic elements of the film. The New Zealand sense of humor… — Taika Waititi Copy Share Image
Most of my films - if you look at the tone, apart from 'Shadows,' which is straight-up comedy - the tone is… — Taika Waititi Copy Share Image
I come from a big extended family, so it's very normal to be around babies for us, but when it's your own, it's a… — Taika Waititi Copy Share Image
That's what attracts me to the kind of characters I try and write - that they're not cut and dried. — Taika Waititi Copy Share Image
In a couple of years I think it [sequel to What We Do] will come out as a script and we'll shoot that. Or… — Taika Waititi Copy Share Image
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 love myself… — Taika Waititi Copy Share Image
My father is a visual artist, so I was influenced by him, and my mother is an English teacher who forced me to read… — Taika Waititi Copy Share Image
New Zealand was such a weird place in the 1980s. For instance, we used to have this commercial in the late 1970s where this… — Taika Waititi Copy Share Image
I think... part of life skills is also socialising... I think many people make the mistake of not going out... You can spend a… — Taika Waititi Copy Share Image
I loved him [Ke Huy Quan as Short-Round in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom] - everyone loved him when I saw the… — Taika Waititi Copy Share Image
I've always said that, first and foremost, I make films for New Zealanders. They're my target audience. Then after that, if people appreciate my… — Taika Waititi Copy Share Image
I find that a lot of child actors are ruined once they've done a job. — Taika Waititi Copy Share Image
