Sword fighting in film is not about how good the fighter is, but how good the actor receiving the blows is.

More Quotes by Takeshi Kitano

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

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.

I thought maybe I could become like the next Van Gogh. I bought a sunflower and painted it, and it looked like the work of a 6-year-old.

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

When people tell me I'm an artist, I say, 'What?' It's impossible for me to take the idea seriously.

The thing about art for me is that you can go on theorising your work forever, because it's open to interpretation.