100 Quotes by Takashi Miike

I think everyone really wants to just be happy and live the life that they want to live. But they come up against all of these obstacles and sometimes the way that react we react to that can be very hilarious. To me. It's hilarious and laughable.

I believe that the difference in genre of movies is a small thing.

In '13 Assassins' the biggest challenge was that action period films, for budget reasons and because of the age of the actors involved, are not considered to be a good business decision by some companies.

My films are like drinking a good beer, but pleasure doesn't mean that it cannot change someone's point of view.

Personally, it all feels like I've been filming just one long film the whole time and I have no personal like or dislike for any of the films that I've done. I feel like all of the all of them are important to me, all of the cast and all the staff that I've worked with have also been very important to me.

Kurosawa was truly inventive.

Gozu' was influenced by American cinema.

Manga, as a medium, is very different from cinema. Its creators are free to express themselves with harsh, cruel stories, and they enjoy vast distribution throughout Japan.

I use depth in my visuals even in 2-D, and found that 3-D is actually liberating.