100 Quotes by Takashi Miike

One Missed Call,' it was regarded as a mainstream film for my career because it was big budget and filmed in Japan and it really opened wide in Japan, it did really well commercially. So I was really surprised.

More than my films being influenced by manga I was indelibly impressed by Manga, and that definitely comes out in the films.

I don't set out to make a film for festivals abroad.

When I'm watching one of my movies in a festival with fans who are just into it and they love it? I end up feeling like my film is more interesting, it becomes more fun to watch and I get a special energy that feeds back into my process.

Personally, I enjoy being able to see something that you haven't seen before.

I think I'm a director that is very easily misunderstood.

It's not my goal to make so many movies. It's just sort of a natural process, and I'm just doing my job. And I'm not tied to any genre; I'm willing to do anything. I just keep going.

When I'm facing an issue or a challenge sometimes, it's easier for me to avoid really facing that or dealing with it, and just go make films.

I'm just curious how it'd look like if someone tried to remake my work. But I really believe that it's hard to remake of any of my work.