Takashi Miike Quotes

I got alright GCSEs, but I was lost. I didn't know what to do, whether to continue with education, go to uni, go to art school - then again, I was like, 'Maybe I should just go and get a job, start early and make money.'

College wasn't something I saw myself doing.

One of the perks of growing up, but also one of the biggest challenges, is making decisions about the future. Deciding what kind of job you want, whether you want to finish school, or whether you want to go to university are huge choices to make.

I thought that's what you did, you know? You graduate high school, you went to work.

I got into university to study graphic design, and I got into drama school as well, so I had the choice whether I wanted to go down the sensible route or if I wanted to become an actor.

Going to college was something that I didn't want to do.

I wish I could have skipped college.

I graduated from the University of Michigan with a BA in Communications and left formal education behind.

I never went to university.

If that is your route, to go to university and get a job that way, that is fantastic.

My mom, she wanted me to go to college and then after that you could do what you want.

Most of my friends from college became dental hygienists or went into retail, a lot went into sales. They all started getting married and having kids and buying homes and I was still living like a college student.

I loved my boarding school, but I didn't know what I wanted to do. I didn't have a career.

Stay in college, kids. Otherwise, you may become an umpire.

I need to decide whether to apply for college or delay it for a couple of years while I pursue some more acting projects. Right now I'm trying to sort things out, so I can make the right choices.

I'd like to go to NYU business school and then go on to film school.

I didn't want to go get a job or get a degree in business or marketing, or whatever all my friends were getting degrees in.

The morning after my high-school graduation found me up early job hunting. The dream of college I put on the back burner.

I left school at 16 and skipped university to work, initially as a waiter. I think I missed out on what would have been great years.

When I finished high school, I was 16, and in Argentina you have to choose a career right after high school. There is no such thing as a liberal arts education.

My mum wanted me to go to university.

90% of the fastest growing jobs require some form of post-secondary education.

I moved to Mumbai to pursue my degree after high school.

I went to NYU, and my parents had a rule that I needed to major in something other than acting if I wanted to pursue acting after college.

My parents wanted me to get a degree.