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" There was a time when I thought Kim Novak was the sexiest woman in the world. "
Hirokazu Kore-eda
World
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" In terms of film festivals, Cannes is the greatest launch pad. "
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" We learn many things from children, always. "
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" Japanese feel an intimacy with the dead, at least for people up to my generation. "
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" I grew up without a father. "
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" All my mother ever wanted to talk about was what she hated about my father and the times he cheated on her when he was younger. It really irritated me, and I told them they had to sort things out between themselves. Looking back on that, I see that it was really cold of me as a son. "
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" My mother was really against it when I said I wanted to make films. She said that I should be a civil servant because that was safe, and it had security. But my mother was always very proud of my movies and would give videocassettes of them to all the neighbours. "
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" If my films did better at the box office in Japan, it would be easier to get them made. "
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" We used to have prawn tempura: that was my mother's favourite dish. But she had to go out to work instead of my father, so she couldn't find the time to cook nice meals. So we ate more modern food: a lot of frozen and instant food. But I never complained about it to my mother. "
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" I don't really like something serious depicted in a serious way; that's not my style. "
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" When you make a documentary, you have to adapt to what reality imposes upon you. "
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" I have been told that... time doesn't flow in a straight line in my films. It goes round in a circle. Sometimes people comment that the films remind them of Ozu. Maybe that's right. But in Japan, nobody comments on how time passes in my films. So perhaps that is a different way of thinking. "
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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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" When I choose child actors, I chose them for their personalities. And then I work with their own vocabulary, so I'm not imposing text or dialogue on them: I'm just receiving. "
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Just
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" When I was a child, I loved making stories, so I thought maybe I would be a novelist. "
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" Directing while overcoming differences of language and culture is a stimulating challenge. "
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Culture
Challenge
" When I watch an actress say a line, I watch how they deliver the lines with gestures. "
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" I am very happy that Japanese film can cross borders. "
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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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Past
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" Fast cutting, loud music, blood spewing everywhere, and gunshots permeating the scenes does not necessarily make for a shocking movie. "
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Blood
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" I wanted to make 'Nobody Knows,' a kind of summation of the experiences I gained from making my first three films, the good ones as well as the bad ones. "
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First
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" As a son and as a father, there are still various things that I haven't done as well as I should have - that's my dilemma and regret. "
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" I never want to be the all-knowing god of the story, manipulating what's to happen or the action. "
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" There's a difference between people being free and the atmosphere of 'freedom.' "
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" I would say that 'After the Storm' is much more informed by my personal life than my other movies. "
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" 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. "
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" I am hopeful that films can connect people who are in conflict in a separated world. "
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" I watch 'Electronic Boy' faithfully every week - not because I like the show but because I'm interested in where the smartest T.V. producers and directors are going, what direction they are headed in. "
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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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" You only get back what you are prepared to put in. "
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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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