Aesthetics

“To me, sword is a kind of locus on which thoughts are projected. It's a projection of a person's spirit.”

“I'm a very literary person, not so much a cinematographic person. I don't really like cinema very much.”

“It has to do with my intention of examining the body, which is an important element in live performances.”

““Magnificent, Magnificent! Magnificent ancient people, magnificent Chinese cinema, and magnificent new views of Chinese ancient costume films!””

“The length of a movie all depends on what you want to say. I don’t care what is acceptable.”

“The very best computer programs rise to the level of art. They are beautiful.”

“I admire anyone who has their own style.”

“Theater is the initial glamorizer of thought.”

“It captivates both mind and spirit.”

“A craftsman can only play flat music but as an artist can make you fly.”

“Não fiz um filme sobre o Cinema Novo, mas com o Cinema Novo.”

“その「表現」のみに力点を置く描法をとっています。”

“If you don’t overdirect your models and you focus on their physical presence, interesting things often happen.”

“I want to popularize gymnastics—it’s the sport closest to the arts that we have.”

““Precision, economy of statement, logic employed to ends that are disinterested, drawing and identifying, liberate ... the imagination.””

“Not mixed, but shining through each other, like blood through natural skin.”

“Art also is a kind of language – but it’s a language of feeling.”

“Making films that are liked isn’t the be all and end all.”