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> [You hide your instinctive self and instead create a social self with lies. That's how people are able to get along with each other. What's scary is when you strip all the lies away to get at the essential you.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-miike/you-hide-your-instinctive-self-and-instead-create-a-social-self-with/)

[Takashi Miike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-miike/)

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## More by Takashi Miike

> [Every medium has its own kind of freedom. I don't want to just cross from one to the next. I want to enjoy the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-miike/every-medium-has-its-own-kind-of-freedom-i-don-t-want-to-just-cross/)

[Takashi Miike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-miike/)

> [You hide your instinctive self and instead create a social self with lies. That's how people are able to get along with each other.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-miike/you-hide-your-instinctive-self-and-instead-create-a-social-self-with/)

[Takashi Miike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-miike/)

> [When you try to be true to the script, changes occur. A script is there to show us a certain direction. But when you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-miike/when-you-try-to-be-true-to-the-script-changes-occur-a-script-is-there/)

[Takashi Miike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-miike/)

> [Japanese of my generation try to get through life without stepping on anyone's toes; in some ways that's unnatural and stressful. The yakuza are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-miike/japanese-of-my-generation-try-to-get-through-life-without-stepping-on/)

[Takashi Miike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-miike/)

> [I don't think I'll ever get tired of making films. I wish I could make so many that it would make me get tired,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-miike/i-don-t-think-i-ll-ever-get-tired-of-making-films-i-wish-i-could-make/)

[Takashi Miike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-miike/)

> [When you see the violence of Hollywood movies, there is a tendency that the hero is combating and confronting many people, without much harm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-miike/when-you-see-the-violence-of-hollywood-movies-there-is-a-tendency/)

[Takashi Miike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-miike/)

> [We have this desire for that balance between death and life or death and joy. We want to believe that something we can also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-miike/we-have-this-desire-for-that-balance-between-death-and-life-or-death/)

[Takashi Miike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-miike/)

> [Boxing is a metaphor for hitting back and showing you can win in life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-miike/boxing-is-a-metaphor-for-hitting-back-and-showing-you-can-win-in-life/)

[Takashi Miike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-miike/)

> [You can't really change somebody completely, deep inside your nature. But I think what I did was admit to myself what kind of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-miike/you-can-t-really-change-somebody-completely-deep-inside-your-nature/)

[Takashi Miike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-miike/)

> [When I'm watching one of my movies in a festival with fans who are just into it and they love it? I end up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-miike/when-i-m-watching-one-of-my-movies-in-a-festival-with-fans-who-are/)

[Takashi Miike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-miike/)

> [For me, no matter what movie I make, no matter what the genre or the budget, they all have the same theme at their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-miike/for-me-no-matter-what-movie-i-make-no-matter-what-the-genre-or-the/)

[Takashi Miike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-miike/)

> [Personally, I enjoy being able to see something that you haven't seen before.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-miike/personally-i-enjoy-being-able-to-see-something-that-you-haven-t-seen/)

[Takashi Miike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-miike/)

> [More than my films being influenced by manga I was indelibly impressed by Manga, and that definitely comes out in the films.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-miike/more-than-my-films-being-influenced-by-manga-i-was-indelibly/)

[Takashi Miike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-miike/)

> [The people who like my work, I know that I can't trick them into laughing someplace where there is not a genuine reason to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-miike/the-people-who-like-my-work-i-know-that-i-can-t-trick-them-into/)

[Takashi Miike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-miike/)

> [As a film-maker, it's only natural to feel happy about new possibilities opening up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-miike/as-a-film-maker-it-s-only-natural-to-feel-happy-about-new/)

[Takashi Miike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-miike/)

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