--- title: "11 Yakuza Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 11 Yakuza quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Yakuza sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a06/nicolas-winding-refn-1480_cinema_i-d-love-to-do-a-yakuza-movie-2326681_2326681.jpg" --- > [I'd love to do a yakuza movie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-winding-refn/i-d-love-to-do-a-yakuza-movie/) [Nicolas Winding Refn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-winding-refn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a06/nicolas-winding-refn-1480_cinema_i-d-love-to-do-a-yakuza-movie-2326681_2326681.jpg) > [I want to do a Yakuza movie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gareth-evans/i-want-to-do-a-yakuza-movie/) [Gareth Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gareth-evans/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f75/gareth-evans-6294_cinema_i-want-to-do-a-yakuza-movie-1508813_1508813.jpg) > [“but don't worry about the yakuza.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-sakavic/but-don-t-worry-about-the-yakuza/) [Nora Sakavic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-sakavic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/075/nora-sakavic-1309_fear_but-don-t-worry-about-the-yakuza-2199086_2199086.jpg) > [I didn't really discover yakuza films until about five or six years ago.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-foster/i-didn-t-really-discover-yakuza-films-until-about-five-or-six-years/) [John Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-foster/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b80/john-foster-47074_about_i-didn-t-really-discover-yakuza-films-un_2651929.png) > [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) > [Pre-'Tokyo Drift,' I was like: 'Am I gonna play Yakuza #1 and Chinese Waiter #2 for the rest of my life? Is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sung-kang/pre-tokyo-drift-i-was-like-am-i-gonna-play-yakuza-1-and-chinese/) [Sung Kang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sung-kang/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b3/sung-kang-31437_am_pre-tokyo-drift-i-was-like-am-i-gonna-pl_1622448.jpg) > [Japanese of my generation try to get through life without stepping on anyone's toes; in some ways that's unnatural and stressful. The…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f66/takashi-miike-3507_generation_japanese-of-my-generation-try-to-get-thr_52997.jpg) > [There aren't many American directors here trying to direct a Japanese yakuza film. When you combine that with the fact that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-foster/there-aren-t-many-american-directors-here-trying-to-direct-a-japanese/) [John Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-foster/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc5/john-foster-47074_american_there-aren-t-many-american-directors-her_1490664.png) > [“Revenge requires taking oneself apart from the noise of men and of things, even from what resembles them; only the twisted soul…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kaylin-mcfarren/revenge-requires-taking-oneself-apart-from-the-noise-of-men-and-of/) Kaylin McFarren [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48b/kaylin-mcfarren-68965_assassin_revenge-requires-taking-oneself-apart-fr_1899687.jpg) > [“When I got home, I took a bat and examined my back in detail in the bathroom mirror. This tattoo would be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/when-i-got-home-i-took-a-bat-and-examined-my-back-in-detail-in-the/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7f/anonymous-1_japan_when-i-got-home-i-took-a-bat-and-examine_3186488.jpg) > [“Everyone looked up, as startled as if there had been an explosion—even the new guy who had been so clueless just an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-eisler/everyone-looked-up-as-startled-as-if-there-had-been-an-explosion-even/) [Barry Eisler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-eisler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df1/barry-eisler-1009_good-job_everyone-looked-up-as-startled-as-if-the_2116113.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/yakuza/#itemlist", "name": "Yakuza Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'd love to do a yakuza movie.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nicolas Winding Refn" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-winding-refn/i-d-love-to-do-a-yakuza-movie/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a06/nicolas-winding-refn-1480_cinema_i-d-love-to-do-a-yakuza-movie-2326681_2326681.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a06/nicolas-winding-refn-1480_cinema_i-d-love-to-do-a-yakuza-movie-2326681_2326681.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a06/nicolas-winding-refn-1480_cinema_i-d-love-to-do-a-yakuza-movie-2326681_2326681.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'd love to do a yakuza movie.” — Nicolas Winding Refn", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I want to do a Yakuza movie.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gareth Evans" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gareth-evans/i-want-to-do-a-yakuza-movie/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f75/gareth-evans-6294_cinema_i-want-to-do-a-yakuza-movie-1508813_1508813.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f75/gareth-evans-6294_cinema_i-want-to-do-a-yakuza-movie-1508813_1508813.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f75/gareth-evans-6294_cinema_i-want-to-do-a-yakuza-movie-1508813_1508813.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I want to do a Yakuza movie.” — Gareth Evans", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“but don't worry about the yakuza.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nora Sakavic" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-sakavic/but-don-t-worry-about-the-yakuza/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/075/nora-sakavic-1309_fear_but-don-t-worry-about-the-yakuza-2199086_2199086.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/075/nora-sakavic-1309_fear_but-don-t-worry-about-the-yakuza-2199086_2199086.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/075/nora-sakavic-1309_fear_but-don-t-worry-about-the-yakuza-2199086_2199086.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“but don't worry about the yakuza.” — Nora Sakavic", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I didn't really discover yakuza films until about five or six years ago.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Foster" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-foster/i-didn-t-really-discover-yakuza-films-until-about-five-or-six-years/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b80/john-foster-47074_about_i-didn-t-really-discover-yakuza-films-un_2651929.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b80/john-foster-47074_about_i-didn-t-really-discover-yakuza-films-un_2651929.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b80/john-foster-47074_about_i-didn-t-really-discover-yakuza-films-un_2651929.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I didn't really discover yakuza films until about five or six years ago.” — John Foster", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I honestly do feel like the Yakuza film genre is going away. 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