"Sword fighting in film is not about how……" — Takeshi Kitano
"Sword fighting in film is not about how good the fighter is, but how good the actor receiving the blows is."
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15 Quotes by Takeshi Kitano
Takeshi Kitano has 15 quotes on this site.
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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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My film directorial career has been nothing but repetition of one failure after another!
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I believe you shouldn't force the audience's interpretation of a character or a story. The more you explain things, the…
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I intentionally shoot violence to make the audience feel real pain. I have never and I will never shoot violence…
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I always come to conclusions very fast. Well, that is one way of thinking, and the other way would be…
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For me comedy and violence has a lot in common. Just as you expect, comedy always lurks behind the most…
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Humour is like violence. They both come to you unexpectedly, and the more unpredictable they both are, the better it…
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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…
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I thought maybe I could become like the next Van Gogh. I bought a sunflower and painted it, and it…
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The thing about art for me is that you can go on theorising your work forever, because it's open to…
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When people tell me I'm an artist, I say, 'What?' It's impossible for me to take the idea seriously.
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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…
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