--- title: "Best Takashi Miike Quotations" description: "Japanese film director, film producer, screenwriter and actor... | Takashi Miike is a Japanese filmmaker and actor. He has directed over 100 films and ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-takashi-miike-3507.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Takashi Miike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-takashi-miike-3507.jpg) # Takashi Miike (1960) Film Director **129** quotes in **493** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Takashi Miike is a film director. ## Quick Facts About Takashi Miike Born August 24, 1960 Profession Film Director ## About Takashi Miike Japanese film director, film producer, screenwriter and actor... \| Takashi Miike is a Japanese filmmaker and actor. He has directed over 100 films and television productions, in a variety of genres such as action, children's films, comedy, drama, horror, musicals, and jidaigeki period dramas. ## Quotes by Takashi Miike · Page 4 > [ 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/) [Asks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/asks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbf/takashi-miike-3507_asks_i-try-to-take-interest-in-whatever-comes_1375443.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/) [Bigger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bigger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82f/takashi-miike-3507_bigger_bigger-budgeted-films-have-more-restrict_3197675.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/) [Film](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/536/takashi-miike-3507_life_i-m-just-trying-to-make-movies-simply-ab_1978922.jpg) > [I'm deeply appreciative that many people have enjoyed my films, films that I made in my own style. The successes have helped…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-miike/i-m-deeply-appreciative-that-many-people-have-enjoyed-my-films-films/) [Takashi Miike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-miike/) [Cinema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8d/takashi-miike-3507_cinema_i-m-deeply-appreciative-that-many-people_2803260.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/) [Cinema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eaa/takashi-miike-3507_cinema_and-if-i-m-running-away-from-something-i_793784.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/) [Feel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/feel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c16/takashi-miike-3507_feel_i-honestly-do-feel-like-the-yakuza-film_1851417.jpg) > [I guess, in a sense, 'Audition' was a film that gave me an opportunity that I hadn't had up until that point.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-miike/i-guess-in-a-sense-audition-was-a-film-that-gave-me-an-opportunity/) [Takashi Miike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-miike/) [Anything](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anything/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e5/takashi-miike-3507_anything_i-guess-in-a-sense-audition-was-a-film-t_441644.jpg) > [Originally, I was an assistant director. For many people in that role, becoming a director is the ultimate goal. But, in my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-miike/originally-i-was-an-assistant-director-for-many-people-in-that-role/) [Takashi Miike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-miike/) [Director](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/director/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9c/takashi-miike-3507_director_originally-i-was-an-assistant-director-f_345319.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/) [Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/609/takashi-miike-3507_believe_i-believe-that-when-people-try-to-live-t_2514903.jpg) ## Takashi Miike by topic [Film (48)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/takashi-miike/) [Cinema (46)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/takashi-miike/) [Movie (22)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/movie/takashi-miike/) [Life (18)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/takashi-miike/) [People (14)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/takashi-miike/) [Trying (13)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/trying/takashi-miike/) [Time (13)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/takashi-miike/) [Movies (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/movies/takashi-miike/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-miike/#itemlist", "name": "Takashi Miike Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I try to take interest in whatever comes my way. 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