Japanese - Director | June 6, 1962 -
It's definitely good to have a hit from time to time, though not too often. If you have a few hits in a row, people start to think every film you make will be a hit, which is a big mistake.
Hirokazu Kore-eda
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My mother used to work in a bank in Tokyo. It was a busy district, and after work, she used to go and watch films.
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You only get back what you are prepared to put in.
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When I have been told that my films remind people of Ozu, I have never been too convinced.
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I am very happy that Japanese film can cross borders.
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Japanese society doesn't have a god - no absolute presence.
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The Japanese don't have a specific religion, but a spirituality. A cap, shoes, and a table have a spirituality. When you eat an apple, you don't say you eat it: you say, 'I am receiving it.' Kind of like you are thanking the food.
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There was a time when I thought Kim Novak was the sexiest woman in the world.
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My grandfather had Alzheimer's. He would eat everything and anything that was around; then he wouldn't remember that he ate it and would demand to be fed again.
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Reflecting on the past, where the film industry became united with 'national interest' and 'national policy,' I tend to think that keeping a clear distance from government authority is the right thing to do.
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When making documentaries, the most important thing I learned was to listen, observe gestures and facial expressions.
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When I watch an actress say a line, I watch how they deliver the lines with gestures.
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