“All my mother ever wanted to talk about was what she hated about my fa...” — Hirokazu Kore-eda Quote

“All my mother ever wanted to talk about was what she hated about my father and the times he cheated on her when he was younger. It really irritated me, and I told them they had to sort things out between themselves. Looking back on that, I see that it was really cold of me as a son.”

“Maybe family is an eternal subject for me.”

“When I choose child actors, I chose them for their personalities. And then I work with their own vocabulary, so I'm not imposing text or dialogue on them: I'm just receiving.”

“I feel like I've cheated. I never knew what to do. I was never a good enough painter to earn a living, and so I drifted into the theatre, and I've had a successful life. I feel guilty that I've never done a day's work in my life!”

“Without a union, the people are always cheated, and they are so innocent.”

“The kids get cheated out of a lot of times with their dad. They were good about it.”