Receiving Quotes by Takeshi Kitano

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Humour is like violence. They both come to you unexpectedly, and the more unpredictable they both are, the better it gets.

— Takeshi Kitano

One thing I hate in movies is when the camera starts circling around the characters. I find that totally fake.

— Takeshi Kitano