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“I do all these various activities like painting and writing, comedy and films probably because not that I'm good at everything but because I'm not good at any of these things.” quote by Takeshi Kitano — Download Open image

“I do all these various activities like painting and writing, comedy and films probably because not that I'm good at everything but because I'm not good at any of these things.”

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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.

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

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

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