“I thought maybe I could become like the next Van Gogh. I bought a sunf...” — Takeshi Kitano Quote

“I thought maybe I could become like the next Van Gogh. I bought a sunflower and painted it, and it looked like the work of a 6-year-old.”

“For me comedy and violence has a lot in common. Just as you expect, comedy always lurks behind the most unexpected of circumstances.”

“I do all these various activities like painting and writing, comedy and films probably because not that I'm good at everything but because I'm not good at any of these things.”

“The American people's vote can't be bought.”

“I've bought pretty much every book ever written about the Alamo, and I talk to my friends that I've made over the past 15, 20 years. It's just a constant learning and fascinating thing for me.”

“I bought a restaurant - that was pretty expensive.”