Takashi Miike Quotes

I don't like to label films with a genre.

Superhero movies have become a genre unto themselves, and I didn't really grow up on superhero movies. I grew up on genre movies before superhero was a genre.

To be honest, I enjoy all different types of films and experiences.

I don't want to just make horror movies; I don't want to just make any type of movie - I don't just like horror movies, I love movies.

I don't understand why we give up genres, and the Western is a great genre. It's a part of the rich history of cinema and who we are as we've evolved as people, as a community.

I think 'Paper Moon' is a comedy-drama. 'What's Up, Doc?' was the most severe comedy, but my favorite film of my own is 'They All Laughed,' which is a kind of bittersweet comedy.

In terms of level of difficulty, it would go comedy, thriller, and then romantic drama.

I would like to do movies of all genres.

I'm just trying to do all kinds of films.

People don't want to always see a comedy or an action film. If the film in a particular genre is made well, then it will see its share of success.

If one goes by my filmography, I have done several films of different genres.

People keep referring to 'Sing Street' as a musical, but I really never felt it was that. I can't really define it as a musical.

As far as the type of movies I am offered is concerned, it's a mix. I have been offered both period films and the regular fare.

But fundamentally, I don't think of it as an alien-invasion movie; everybody's here, kind of, right? So, I think it's probably more of an action-adventure picture, if I actually had to qualify it.

I think a good movie is a good movie whether that falls into a genre or not.

I love all kinds of stories and movies, and I did work hard to get through to the creative community and studio executives that I could work in a number of different genres and tones.

'Scott Pilgrim' is something that was a little bit more difficult to put in one box. But, to me, that's not necessarily a bad thing about the movie.

I am not a cult director at all. I make Hollywood movies.

I am extremely eclectic in choosing my films as an audience, and as a direct result of that, I love exploring, I love cinema, and I love learning from different experiences.

In film, I believe things should either be documentary or drama.

The Witch' was intended to be a horror movie.

As a filmmaker, I don't want to limit myself to one kind of movie. After 'Headhunters,' I went to Hollywood and read a lot of scripts: lots of action thrillers and heist movies, and superhero films.

For whatever reason, I think we have one type of animated movie and it's so wrong. I want to do a drama, I want to do an action, a comedy. In live-action, there are all sorts of movies. There's independent movies, big movies, action movies, funny movies, and for us we have one movie.

I don't think that a film that has children in it necessarily needs to be a children's film.

I've done a lot of genre movies.