We all have to remember that New Zealand is built on these kind of people who are rebels and renegades, people doing it their own way, fighting for freedom, and braving the elements. I think it's cool to celebrate that. — 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
