--- title: "13 Trying Quotes By Takashi Miike" description: "13 Trying quotes by Takashi Miike. Plus more from Takashi Miike and more Trying sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eaa/takashi-miike-3507_cinema_and-if-i-m-running-away-from-something-i_793784.jpg" --- > [And if I'm running away from something, I try to make myself face it and overcome that initial fear. As a director,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-miike/and-if-i-m-running-away-from-something-i-try-to-make-myself-face-it/) [Takashi Miike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-miike/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eaa/takashi-miike-3507_cinema_and-if-i-m-running-away-from-something-i_793784.jpg) > [I'm just trying to make movies simply about life. Naturally, when I'm doing that, horror, violence, and all those kinds of things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-miike/i-m-just-trying-to-make-movies-simply-about-life-naturally-when-i-m/) [Takashi Miike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-miike/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/536/takashi-miike-3507_life_i-m-just-trying-to-make-movies-simply-ab_1978922.jpg) > [Bigger-budgeted films have more restrictions and less freedom to create. Because of this, I try to find freedom in the people I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-miike/bigger-budgeted-films-have-more-restrictions-and-less-freedom-to/) [Takashi Miike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-miike/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82f/takashi-miike-3507_bigger_bigger-budgeted-films-have-more-restrict_3197675.jpg) > [I believe that when people try to live their life at the fullest, there's a certain laughter that comes out of it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-miike/i-believe-that-when-people-try-to-live-their-life-at-the-fullest/) [Takashi Miike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-miike/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/609/takashi-miike-3507_believe_i-believe-that-when-people-try-to-live-t_2514903.jpg) > [I honestly do feel like the Yakuza film genre is going away. And I don't personally feel like there's any meaning in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-miike/i-honestly-do-feel-like-the-yakuza-film-genre-is-going-away-and-i-don/) [Takashi Miike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-miike/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c16/takashi-miike-3507_feel_i-honestly-do-feel-like-the-yakuza-film_1851417.jpg) > [If you're trying to be realistic and bring real life to the screen, you are going to have different elements. That's what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-miike/if-you-re-trying-to-be-realistic-and-bring-real-life-to-the-screen/) [Takashi Miike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-miike/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/596/takashi-miike-3507_being-real_if-you-re-trying-to-be-realistic-and-bri_2410990.jpg) > [For me, trying to expand the energy to make one movie in Hollywood would be the equivalent in terms of energy to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-miike/for-me-trying-to-expand-the-energy-to-make-one-movie-in-hollywood/) [Takashi Miike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-miike/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f70/takashi-miike-3507_energy_for-me-trying-to-expand-the-energy-to-ma_1259671.jpg) > [The reason I like incorporating the Yakuza into my movies - all their actions, everything they do, you can say 'It's ok…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-miike/the-reason-i-like-incorporating-the-yakuza-into-my-movies-all-their/) [Takashi Miike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-miike/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/603/takashi-miike-3507_action_the-reason-i-like-incorporating-the-yaku_1112186.jpg) > [I'm not a big fan of violent movies, it's not something I like to watch. And it's not my aim or goal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-miike/i-m-not-a-big-fan-of-violent-movies-it-s-not-something-i-like-to/) [Takashi Miike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-miike/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4e/takashi-miike-3507_aim_i-m-not-a-big-fan-of-violent-movies-it-s_1465896.jpg) > [ I try to take interest in whatever comes my way. Another aspect of this is \[that\] if at the beginning it seems… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-miike/i-try-to-take-interest-in-whatever-comes-my-way-another-aspect-of/) [Takashi Miike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-miike/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbf/takashi-miike-3507_asks_i-try-to-take-interest-in-whatever-comes_1375443.jpg) > [When you try to be true to the script, changes occur. A script is there to show us a certain direction. But…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d5/takashi-miike-3507_actors_when-you-try-to-be-true-to-the-script-ch_45873.jpg) > [I've been making movies for a long time. The Japanese way of making movies has become second nature to me. To get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-miike/i-ve-been-making-movies-for-a-long-time-the-japanese-way-of-making/) [Takashi Miike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-miike/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d75/takashi-miike-3507_approach_i-ve-been-making-movies-for-a-long-time_325227.jpg) > [I don't think about the audience, I don't think about what makes them happy, because there's no way for me to know.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-miike/i-don-t-think-about-the-audience-i-don-t-think-about-what-makes-them/) [Takashi Miike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-miike/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36f/takashi-miike-3507_audience_i-don-t-think-about-the-audience-i-don-t_2715739.jpg) ## Other authors on Trying ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/trying/takashi-miike/#itemlist", "name": "13 Trying Quotes By Takashi Miike", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "And if I'm running away from something, I try to make myself face it and overcome that initial fear. 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To repeat, my movie end up becoming violent, but I don't start with the intent of making violent movies.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Takashi Miike" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-miike/i-m-not-a-big-fan-of-violent-movies-it-s-not-something-i-like-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4e/takashi-miike-3507_aim_i-m-not-a-big-fan-of-violent-movies-it-s_1465896.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4e/takashi-miike-3507_aim_i-m-not-a-big-fan-of-violent-movies-it-s_1465896.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4e/takashi-miike-3507_aim_i-m-not-a-big-fan-of-violent-movies-it-s_1465896.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm not a big fan of violent movies, it's not something I like to watch. 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