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title: "82 Hiro Murai Quotes - Famous Film director"
description: "Hiro Murai quotes about storytelling, dreams, and creative process."
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# Hiro Murai

(1983)   Film Director

 **82** quotes in **342** categories

Hiro Murai says a TV show only works when you feel a connection to its main characters. He talks about dreaming about music, turning a song into pictures, and treating action scenes as pure visual storytelling. He also reminds creators to keep making things and to let the finished work speak for itself.

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Hiro Murai is a film director.

## Quick Facts About Hiro Murai

Born July 15, 1983

Profession Film Director

## About Hiro Murai

Japanese filmmaker... \| Hiro Murai is a Japanese filmmaker based in Los Angeles. He is best-known for music videos for Childish Gambino, Earl Sweatshirt, Chet Faker and others. His music video and television work has received widespread acclaim, and garnered him a Primetime Emmy Award and a Grammy Award.

##  Quotes by Hiro Murai

> [I've loved music all my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/i-ve-loved-music-all-my-life/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[All my life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/all-my-life/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66f/hiro-murai-8327_all-my-life_i-ve-loved-music-all-my-life-788166_788166.jpg)

> [If I were FX, I wouldn't have hired me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/if-i-were-fx-i-wouldn-t-have-hired-me/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Hired](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hired/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/160/hiro-murai-8327_hired_if-i-were-fx-i-wouldn-t-have-hired-me-15_1566008.jpg)

> [I never thought of myself as a TV director.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/i-never-thought-of-myself-as-a-tv-director/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Cinema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfe/hiro-murai-8327_cinema_i-never-thought-of-myself-as-a-tv-direct_2436184.jpg)

> [I used to be terrified of heights as a kid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/i-used-to-be-terrified-of-heights-as-a-kid/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Heights](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/heights/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ba/hiro-murai-8327_heights_i-used-to-be-terrified-of-heights-as-a-k_1317702.jpg)

> ['Twin Peaks' was my gateway for David Lynch.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/twin-peaks-was-my-gateway-for-david-lynch/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[David](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/david/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f3/hiro-murai-8327_david_twin-peaks-was-my-gateway-for-david-lync_2799504.jpg)

> [I'm one of those people who keep a dream journal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/i-m-one-of-those-people-who-keep-a-dream-journal/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Dream](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dream/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abe/hiro-murai-8327_dream_i-m-one-of-those-people-who-keep-a-dream_2782906.jpg)

> [If artists do have ideas, they're often not great.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/if-artists-do-have-ideas-they-re-often-not-great/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51a/hiro-murai-8327_art_if-artists-do-have-ideas-they-re-often-n_172694.jpg)

> [I've always preferred being behind the camera.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/i-ve-always-preferred-being-behind-the-camera/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Always](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4f/hiro-murai-8327_always_i-ve-always-preferred-being-behind-the-c_3057391.jpg)

> [Even my nighttime dreams are very, very rooted in reality. They just start to become surreal, little by little.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/even-my-nighttime-dreams-are-very-very-rooted-in-reality-they-just/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Dream](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dream/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87a/hiro-murai-8327_dream_even-my-nighttime-dreams-are-very-very-r_1706425.jpg)

> [I like stories where it feels like you're only seeing a small window of a bigger world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/i-like-stories-where-it-feels-like-you-re-only-seeing-a-small-window/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Only](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/only/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/800/hiro-murai-8327_only_i-like-stories-where-it-feels-like-you-r_572875.jpg)

> [I've never been robbed in person, but I've gotten my car broken into a couple of times.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/i-ve-never-been-robbed-in-person-but-i-ve-gotten-my-car-broken-into-a/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Broken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/broken/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/305/hiro-murai-8327_broken_i-ve-never-been-robbed-in-person-but-i-v_406229.jpg)

> [It's very easy to fall into a rut where you're just making things that you don't believe in for other people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/it-s-very-easy-to-fall-into-a-rut-where-you-re-just-making-things/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b71/hiro-murai-8327_believe_it-s-very-easy-to-fall-into-a-rut-where_673459.jpg)

> [It's something that I've always been attracted to, that idea of letting everything happen in a single frame.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/it-s-something-that-i-ve-always-been-attracted-to-that-idea-of/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Always](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aae/hiro-murai-8327_always_it-s-something-that-i-ve-always-been-att_1489552.jpg)

> [Shooting videos with lots of effects is like shooting a bunch of puzzle pieces.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/shooting-videos-with-lots-of-effects-is-like-shooting-a-bunch-of/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Bunch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bunch/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07c/hiro-murai-8327_bunch_shooting-videos-with-lots-of-effects-is_1605258.jpg)

> [That exact moment when you're about to realize that this might be a dream is my favorite thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/that-exact-moment-when-you-re-about-to-realize-that-this-might-be-a/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Dream](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dream/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b6/hiro-murai-8327_dream_that-exact-moment-when-you-re-about-to-r_1482615.jpg)

> [I got into film school thinking I was going to make features, like every other film geek.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/i-got-into-film-school-thinking-i-was-going-to-make-features-like/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Cinema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a31/hiro-murai-8327_cinema_i-got-into-film-school-thinking-i-was-go_2753974.jpg)

> [Once you go outside of Atlanta, there are still a lot of Klan rallies and whatnot. There are a lot of conflicting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/once-you-go-outside-of-atlanta-there-are-still-a-lot-of-klan-rallies/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Atlanta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/atlanta/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/722/hiro-murai-8327_atlanta_once-you-go-outside-of-atlanta-there-are_496981.jpg)

> [I really enjoy blocking and staging. I think most of visual storytelling is camera placement and how to stage action around the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/i-really-enjoy-blocking-and-staging-i-think-most-of-visual/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Action](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/action/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc2/hiro-murai-8327_action_i-really-enjoy-blocking-and-staging-i-th_3214155.jpg)

> ['Guava Island' is the end result of four incredible weeks spent in Cuba with some of the most inspiring creative talents I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/guava-island-is-the-end-result-of-four-incredible-weeks-spent-in-cuba/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Cuba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cuba/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/227/hiro-murai-8327_cuba_guava-island-is-the-end-result-of-four-i_2981488.jpg)

> [Regularly in music videos, I'll write the pitch and convince the artists that this is a good idea, and then I'm having…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/regularly-in-music-videos-i-ll-write-the-pitch-and-convince-the/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/602/hiro-murai-8327_art_regularly-in-music-videos-i-ll-write-the_2897355.jpg)

> [I think to truly not know what to expect out of the story - to create a world where nothing is guaranteed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/i-think-to-truly-not-know-what-to-expect-out-of-the-story-to-create-a/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Atlanta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/atlanta/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a44/hiro-murai-8327_create_i-think-to-truly-not-know-what-to-expect_1680256.jpg)

> [When we were making 'Teddy Perkins,' we were playing with a lot of horror tropes and things you might've seen in movies…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/when-we-were-making-teddy-perkins-we-were-playing-with-a-lot-of/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Ability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ability/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/075/hiro-murai-8327_ability_when-we-were-making-teddy-perkins-we-wer_1532468.jpg)

> [I was fortunate to work on a few episodes of 'Barry' right before we shot 'Atlanta.' That was where I got my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/i-was-fortunate-to-work-on-a-few-episodes-of-barry-right-before-we/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Action](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/action/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/605/hiro-murai-8327_action_i-was-fortunate-to-work-on-a-few-episode_1326211.jpg)

> [Some people draw a line between music videos and short films, looking down on music videos as a format, but there's so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/some-people-draw-a-line-between-music-videos-and-short-films-looking/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Looking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/looking/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b5/hiro-murai-8327_looking_some-people-draw-a-line-between-music-vi_3177732.jpg)

> [I love museums, but I always thought there was something funny about a group of strangers silently staring at works of inanimate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/i-love-museums-but-i-always-thought-there-was-something-funny-about-a/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Artist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artist/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d2/hiro-murai-8327_artist_i-love-museums-but-i-always-thought-ther_73215.jpg)

> [I'm a firm believer in the idea that once we make a thing and release it, my turn to talk is done.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/i-m-a-firm-believer-in-the-idea-that-once-we-make-a-thing-and-release/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Done](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/done/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b25/hiro-murai-8327_done_i-m-a-firm-believer-in-the-idea-that-onc_356199.jpg)

> [We always talk about how, obviously, there is still very in-your-face aggressive racism. But there's a lot of passive racism that, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/we-always-talk-about-how-obviously-there-is-still-very-in-your-face/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Aggressive](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aggressive/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85b/hiro-murai-8327_aggressive_we-always-talk-about-how-obviously-there_579832.jpg)

> [Two things - one is obvious: always keep making. The second thing, with regard to music videos specifically - the music video…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/two-things-one-is-obvious-always-keep-making-the-second-thing-with/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Always](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e4/hiro-murai-8327_always_two-things-one-is-obvious-always-keep-ma_148900.jpg)

> [I'm a fan of the mythos of Atlanta hip-hop, and it's something I grew up imagining. It was very interesting to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/i-m-a-fan-of-the-mythos-of-atlanta-hip-hop-and-it-s-something-i-grew/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Atlanta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/atlanta/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5f/hiro-murai-8327_atlanta_i-m-a-fan-of-the-mythos-of-atlanta-hip-h_3178492.jpg)

> [I thought there was a way of marrying what I wanted to do with filmmaking with pop videos, which I found out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/i-thought-there-was-a-way-of-marrying-what-i-wanted-to-do-with/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Artist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artist/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb7/hiro-murai-8327_artist_i-thought-there-was-a-way-of-marrying-wh_1035238.jpg)

> [In the case of, like, Childish Gambino, he is someone who is a writer by trade, so he is very meticulous about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/in-the-case-of-like-childish-gambino-he-is-someone-who-is-a-writer-by/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d3/hiro-murai-8327_art_in-the-case-of-like-childish-gambino-he_1221808.jpg)

> ['Atlanta' is Wild West-y - every corner of the city is trying to get by under its own rules. There's no single…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/atlanta-is-wild-west-y-every-corner-of-the-city-is-trying-to-get-by/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Apocalypse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apocalypse/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/850/hiro-murai-8327_apocalypse_atlanta-is-wild-west-y-every-corner-of-t_2435130.jpg)

> [I'm a first-generation Japanese immigrant.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/i-m-a-first-generation-japanese-immigrant/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Generation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/generation/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c76/hiro-murai-8327_immigrant_i-m-a-first-generation-japanese-immigran_1095835.jpg)

> ['Atlanta' changes genres a lot per episode.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/atlanta-changes-genres-a-lot-per-episode/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Atlanta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/atlanta/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ff/hiro-murai-8327_atlanta_atlanta-changes-genres-a-lot-per-episode_1322900.jpg)

> [Every time I've rushed into something, that's usually when I have regrets.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/every-time-i-ve-rushed-into-something-that-s-usually-when-i-have/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Every](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/every/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a72/hiro-murai-8327_every_every-time-i-ve-rushed-into-something-th_2076216.jpg)

> [A lot of weird things happen in life that are not always pertaining to your main objective.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/a-lot-of-weird-things-happen-in-life-that-are-not-always-pertaining/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Always](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17b/hiro-murai-8327_always_a-lot-of-weird-things-happen-in-life-tha_1107206.jpg)

> [At the end of the day, if you don't identify with the main characters, no television show will work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/at-the-end-of-the-day-if-you-don-t-identify-with-the-main-characters/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Character](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebb/hiro-murai-8327_character_at-the-end-of-the-day-if-you-don-t-ident_11911.jpg)

> [The way I look at stories is often from far outside, like a god's point of view, and also very, very subjective.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/the-way-i-look-at-stories-is-often-from-far-outside-like-a-god-s/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Looks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/looks/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/912/hiro-murai-8327_looks_the-way-i-look-at-stories-is-often-from_1586275.jpg)

> [Even if an episode is self-contained, the preceding episodes always affect how the audience takes it in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/even-if-an-episode-is-self-contained-the-preceding-episodes-always/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Affect](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/affect/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03e/hiro-murai-8327_affect_even-if-an-episode-is-self-contained-the_1689479.jpg)

> [In a lot of comedy shows, there's a safety net where you don't assume anything of real consequence will happen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/in-a-lot-of-comedy-shows-there-s-a-safety-net-where-you-don-t-assume/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Anything](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anything/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40f/hiro-murai-8327_anything_in-a-lot-of-comedy-shows-there-s-a-safet_3133716.jpg)

## Hiro Murai by topic

[Music (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music/hiro-murai/) [Music video (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music-video/hiro-murai/)

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