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" I always observe the people who pass by when I ride an escalator. I'll never see most of them again, so I imagine a lot of things about their lives... about the day ahead of them. "

Hideo Kojima

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" Stories in which the player doesn't inhabit the main character are difficult for games to handle. "

" There are so many games where you fight aliens or zombies, and they have very high-fidelity graphics, but they don't ask the question of why the events are happening. "

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" In Japan, there are storm channels on either side of the main roads. There were so many times when I'd fall into these ditches because I was lost in stories as I was walking along. It's still dangerous for me to drive. I've driven into the gate outside my house numerous times. "

Hideo Kojima

Storm

Roads

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" My parents were huge fans of westerns, European cinema, and horror in particular. They wouldn't just show me kids' films. "

Hideo Kojima

Parents

Horror

" I always say, 'This will be my last 'Metal Gear.' "

" In the past, the U.S. was the centre of the world, where everything was happening. I think my stories have always sought to question this, maybe even criticise it. "

" There are many museums dedicated to technology, artistic endeavors, music, and that sort of thing. From that perspective, I think games really do have a place as a kind of collaborative art or a synthesis of all these various aspects into a whole, and that, in itself, can be perceived as art. "

" People nowadays don't know about the Cold War and the U.S.'s old rivalry with the U.S.S.R. "

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" There are so many books and movies I like; I never mention specific ones. "

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" I don't like necessarily that people think 'Metal Gear' defines me. I love 'Metal Gear,' don't get me wrong. But as a creator, I really want to work on other projects, including new games. "

" I want to continue making things. "

" One of my first dreams when I was a child was becoming a painter. "