Hideo Kojima Quotes

One of my first dreams when I was a child was becoming a painter. ~ Hideo Kojima

You have to be very careful when you're working on a sequel, because it has to be a continuation of what you did before. ~ Hideo Kojima

War buddies don't exist in the meeting room. It's a battle between a lot of different officers. Some continue fighting when they don't realize that they have been shot. ~ Hideo Kojima

I was born in Japan and raised in Japan, but those are the only things that make me Japanese, I've grown up reading books from all over. ~ Hideo Kojima

Hollywood continues to present the U.S. Army as being the good guys, always defeating the aliens or foreigners. ~ Hideo Kojima

It's part of my ritual to watch a new film every day, no matter what. It's important to me. ~ Hideo Kojima

My parents were huge fans of westerns, European cinema, and horror in particular. They wouldn't just show me kids' films. ~ Hideo Kojima

To be honest, my friends weren't really as into making films as I was. But I convinced them all to make some zombie films with me. ~ Hideo Kojima

My past identity separates from me and remains in the past; he becomes someone else. Is memory really as insubstantial as the fragments of information that we store in our heads? ~ Hideo Kojima

My goal is to make a player think, 'I want to reenter this world of lies tomorrow.' ~ Hideo Kojima

We really feel the fact of our mortality after we turn forty years old. ~ Hideo Kojima

We might compare each day's decisions with the work of steering a boat. Our efforts will result in nebulous confusion if we make a wrong move at any point, even if it's only a small tack to the side. We absolutely cannot afford carelessness, lest we risk becoming lost ourselves. ~ Hideo Kojima

We really can't boil a man's life down to seasonal divisions of spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Seasons cycle perennially, and we enjoy them because they recur. We should understand a man's life this way too. An elderly person may yet see new springs and summers. On the other hand, some young people never escape winter. Others become ensnared by their own private autumns. ~ Hideo Kojima

Stories in which the player doesn't inhabit the main character are difficult for games to handle. ~ Hideo Kojima

Super Mario Bros. is equivalent to the Big Bang of our gaming universe. If it were not for this blindingly spectacular creation, digital entertainment as we know it today would not exist. ~ Hideo Kojima

My problem is that whenever I shoot, I do it Bruce Willis "Die Hard" style - in a very cinematic fashion. ~ Hideo Kojima

In any game, you have an enemy coming at yourself that you have to shoot. If you go back to 'Space Invaders,' they shoot at you when they come at you, so how are you going to protect yourself? You're going to shoot, and that is a typical videogame. ~ Hideo Kojima

I try to watch a movie a day, if not more, and through movies, I learned about so many different political themes I hadn't been interested in and cultural things I hadn't been aware of and economic factors I hadn't thought about. ~ Hideo Kojima

'Metal Gear Solid' is, for the most part, an infiltration game. You go somewhere, you execute your mission, then you go back. Those are your actions as the player. ~ Hideo Kojima

I can see how everything relates to everything else when I think that nothing is merely coincidental. If everything that happens is inevitable, then the world is connected and whole. ~ Hideo Kojima

When a man is hit by Friendly Fire, his blood pressure lowers and his morale sinks. I have been hit by Friendly Fire in my heart. Sighs spill from my body instead of blood. ~ Hideo Kojima

I don't really want to be a celebrity. ~ Hideo Kojima

In the past, the U.S. was the centre of the world, where everything was happening. I think my stories have always sought to question this, maybe even criticise it. ~ Hideo Kojima

I want to continue making things. ~ Hideo Kojima

As far as how I create games, I'm just reflecting what I feel, the things I have in my mind. I put those out there. Some of the things that I'm going through, the things that surround me, might be reflected there. But for me, it's a natural process. I just reflect what I feel into the game. ~ Hideo Kojima

Japanese gamers aren't really into action games right now. They're into role-playing or strategy games with a lot of stats, but action titles are still really popular across the US and Europe. ~ Hideo Kojima

There are so many books and movies I like; I never mention specific ones. ~ Hideo Kojima

Looking back, I am thankful that I didn't go into the film industry. ~ Hideo Kojima

There are so many games where you fight aliens or zombies, and they have very high-fidelity graphics, but they don't ask the question of why the events are happening. ~ Hideo Kojima

People nowadays don't know about the Cold War and the U.S.'s old rivalry with the U.S.S.R. ~ Hideo Kojima

Humanity needs more than merely information. We express original ideas, humor, and our personal wills. We express passions and emotions. A person's point of view conveys all of these aspects of identity. ~ Hideo Kojima

I have always had a fascination about what's inside a human being. ~ Hideo Kojima

In Japan, there are storm channels on either side of the main roads. There were so many times when I'd fall into these ditches because I was lost in stories as I was walking along. It's still dangerous for me to drive. I've driven into the gate outside my house numerous times. ~ Hideo Kojima

Game creation keeps on expanding, just like the Universe. That is why I keep making games ~ Hideo Kojima

Why are we still here? Just to suffer? Every night, I can feel my leg… and my arm… even my fingers. The body I've lost… the comrades I've lost… won't stop hurting… It's like they're all still there. You feel it, too, don't you? ~ Hideo Kojima

I always observe the people who pass by when I ride an escalator. I'll never see most of them again, so I imagine a lot of things about their lives ... about the day ahead of them. ~ Hideo Kojima

90% of what is considered "impossible" is, in fact, possible. The other 10% will become possible with the passage of time & technology. ~ Hideo Kojima

It's not wether you were right or wrong, but how much faith you were willing to have - that decides the future. ~ Hideo Kojima

It's nice to wear a suit once in a while. It can restrict some body movement, but it makes me feel as though I'm part of society. I feel a sense of security because I've conformed to the standards of the rest of the world. ~ Hideo Kojima

Personally, I'm not too fond of remakes. ~ Hideo Kojima

I usually wear casual clothes to the office. I wear a suit maybe two or three times a month, and usually only when I need to meet with the head office. ~ Hideo Kojima

I want to reassure fans that I am 100% involved and will continue working on Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain; I'm determined to make it the greatest game I've directed to date. Don't miss it! ~ Hideo Kojima

I believe that this cooperation between Nokia and Konami will form the perfect match to share the vast potential of mobile entertainment content with users all around the world. ~ Hideo Kojima

With a movie, it's probably easier to sustain intensity and seriousness over the 90-minute duration. But in an open-world game it becomes exhausting, demotivating and even uninteresting for the player. ~ Hideo Kojima

I want my games to teach a message about life, by presenting situations where the answer isn't a clear yes or no. ~ Hideo Kojima

Find something to believe in, and find it for yourself. And when you do - pass it on to the future. ~ Hideo Kojima

My unlimited desire to create stuff surpasses the advancement in hardware power. ~ Hideo Kojima

I won't scatter your sorrow to the heartless sea. I will always be with you. ~ Hideo Kojima

Games shouldn't only be fun. They should teach or spark an interest in other things. ~ Hideo Kojima

Normally, when people compose for film, you give them the film, and they look at it, and they compose it. ~ Hideo Kojima

My games are rather stressful games, where you have to play for a long time. ~ Hideo Kojima

Japanese players do not like being thrown into an arena in which they are given very little instruction. You can head in any direction, 360 degrees. They say, 'What am I supposed to do? Give me hints. Provide me service instead of just throwing me into this arena.' ~ Hideo Kojima

Only the framing material," Lucas demurely, "obvious influences, Neo-Tokyo from Akira, Ghost in the Shell, Metal Gear Solid by Hideo Kojima, or as he's known in my crib, God. ~ Thomas Pynchon

The painter has total control over what they're showing to the viewer. ~ Hideo Kojima

If 'Castlevania' wasn't created next to me, and Capcom didn't release 'Ghouls n' Goblins,' then maybe there wouldn't be any 'Metal Gear,' and I would have created a horror action game, because I really like that genre. ~ Hideo Kojima

People are satisfied with making minor upgrades and tweaking things here and there - as long as that's the landscape, it will keep on happening. I don't see a problem necessarily, but at the same time it is nice to see new things come. ~ Hideo Kojima

I always say, 'This will be my last 'Metal Gear.' ~ Hideo Kojima

There are many museums dedicated to technology, artistic endeavors, music, and that sort of thing. From that perspective, I think games really do have a place as a kind of collaborative art or a synthesis of all these various aspects into a whole, and that, in itself, can be perceived as art. ~ Hideo Kojima

Genetic engineering is a result of science advancement, so I don't think that in itself is bad. If used wisely, genetics can be beneficial, but they can be abused, too. ~ Hideo Kojima

Hideo wants me off the official games and the hunt. Zero has warned me to stay away. But I've never been good at following instructions. I'm a bounty hunter. And if my bounty's still out there somewhere, I have to finish this. ~ Marie Lu

I lean forward into this looking-glass version of our very first meeting. My steady gaze meets his. "So, I have a job offer for you," I say to him. "Would you like to hear more? ~ Marie Lu

The media might pretend that every life was of equal importance, but they selected people, graded them, decided whether their lives were -- as Ayako put it -- "heavy" or "lightweight," then imposed that set of values on society.

The death of a famous person. And the death of someone who wasn't.

A tragic death. And one that wasn't. ~ Hideo Yokoyama

Today is for today. Tomorrow is for tomorrow. ~ Hideo Yokoyama

You once said that you were tired of the horror in the world," I say. "Well, so am I. We can still find a way to fight it, the right way. We can find a way to do this together. ~ Marie Lu

I am so happy and proud to learn of Hideo Nomo's election to the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame. He was quite a pitcher and competitor, but he is also a very special and caring person. ~ Tommy Lasorda

P R E S I D E N T Y O S H I D A'S T E N S P A R T A N R UlE S Hideo Yoshida's quest for management excellence was no doubt driven by his visions for Japanese marketing and media, but also by an overall worry about Japan's economic prospects after World War II. As a result, he developed a set of business and work principles, or rules, which he called the "Ten Spartan Rules": difficult work.5. Once you begin a task, complete it. Never give up.6. Lead and set an example for your fellow workers.7. Set goals for yourself to ensure a constant sense of purpose.8. Move with confidence. It gives your work force and substance.9. At all times, challenge yourself to think creatively and find new solutions.10. When confrontation is necessary, don't shy away from it. Confrontation is often necessary to achieve progress. These traditional work rules still guide Dentsu's employees, and are carried around in their notebooks ~ Anonymous

What is worse-- a world where Hideo fights against violence, or a world where Zero fights using it? ~ Marie Lu

Hideo," said my mother, in the terrifying way women have of passing without interval from one subject to another because they have them all present in their mind at once, "you haven't found any kind of relationship? ~ Ursula K. Le Guin

They believe that objects have souls. The more love you put into one, the more beautiful it becomes. ~ Marie Lu

Tactics could never genuinely move a person. ~ Hideo Yokoyama