Takeshi Kitano

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

I don't really expect much from my life. So when I heard my films are premiering in film festival circuits I was glad of course but I thought it was lucky accident.

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

Women ought to be fully guarded by law in all rights of property, labor, profession, etc.; but, roughly stated, the voting population ought to represent the fighting population.

I think for any actor, for the roles they deeply, truly want? They always have to audition for them.

We did the 'MacGruber' Super Bowl spot for Pepsi, which generated some outside interest. We have a sketch where a guy blows up after 90 seconds. How are we going to make that into a movie?