We've got a thing called the 'tall poppy syndrome' in New Zealand, where if anyone is doing really well, it's quite common to try and bring them down - like, cut them down and say, 'You've been to the moon?… — 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
There are lots of parts of filmmaking that I don't like. At the end of the day, especially on features, the film turns into… — Taika Waititi Copy Share
I always wanted to play a dapper gentleman, and I also always wanted to play my mum. — Taika Waititi Copy Share
