For me comedy and violence has a lot in common. Just as you expect, comedy always lurks behind the most unexpected of circumstances.
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.
Sword fighting in film is not about how good the fighter is, but how good the actor receiving the blows is.
When people tell me I'm an artist, I say, 'What?' It's impossible for me to take the idea seriously.