Takashi Murakami Quotes
Rather than a big figure, I guess you could say I'm more of an influential minority symbol.
Quotes to Explore
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Remember who you are and where you come from; otherwise, you don't know where you are going.
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You've got to be taught to hate and fear.
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If you're an actress or a musician, everyone thinks you're hot.
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When life knocks you down, keep getting up.
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There's the person that's the addict, and then there's the person that's who you are.
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With the price of life these days, you've got to get everything for free you can.
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When you are dining with a demon, you got to have a long spoon.
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I've just come back from Mississippi and over there when you talk about the West Bank they think you mean Arkansas.
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When you're younger they always try to get you to do every ninny role that's going.
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The beautiful thing about working with new instruments is that you sort of approach it with a fresh perspective.
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Anything that's given to you can be taken away from you at any time.
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With Altman, he does discuss everything with you, but then leaves you to it and gives you full rein and lets you improvise and create a character while the camera is rolling.
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You know once you get in the business you know what you're getting into.
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You either get better, or you don't progress.
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How can you not love a man banging on the drums? He knows how to keep a rhythm.
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There's nothing wrong with anger provided you use it constructively.
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Music is really nothing if you think about it - it only becomes something when somebody listens to it. And then it becomes uncontrollable.
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You cannot reform your society or institution without opening your mind.
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So when you start touring, women are definitely going to check you out first.
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I would still describe China as a vast, invigorating puzzle that will never make sense to my western upbringing.
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Agriculture was the first manufacturing industry in America and represents the best of all of us.
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I try to steal from the best. Suck it all in. 'Taxi Driver' is really a bible for film actors, a master class. A lot of emotional power, a lot of emotional depth but it's contained and you just see the tip of the iceberg.
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It's one of the functions of the theater to shock and titillate and appall, apart from entertain and delight.
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Rather than a big figure, I guess you could say I'm more of an influential minority symbol.
