Hideo Tanaka Quotes

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

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 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

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

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

Mike Watt and I had the same teacher. Mr. Tanaka. ~ Krist Novoselic

I'll do what I can. This is my way of living like a princess! ~ Rika Tanaka

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

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

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

My natural mother died one month after I was born, apparently due to giving birth at an advanced age. ~ Koichi Tanaka

The care of rivers is not a question of rivers but of the human heart. ~ Shozo Tanaka

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

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

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

it's the ones who empower a dictator who deserve most of the blame. But the ones who don't support him actively - who watch it happening without saying anything - they're just as much to blame. ~ Yoshiki Tanaka

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

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

I don't look at myself as one of the best pitchers in the world. ~ Masahiro Tanaka

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

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

fundamentally, people do not prefer independent thought and the accompanying responsibility, but rather orders, subordination, and the accompanying exemption from responsibility. In a popular democracy, the masses who elect unfit rulers are to blame for bad government, but that is not the case in a monarchy. Rather than reflecting upon their own mistakes, the people are free to enjoy speaking ill of leaders who are even more irresponsible than they. ~ Yoshiki Tanaka

I guess it's true what they say, that a child is as mature as his parents are incompetent." Yang ~ Yoshiki Tanaka

I just go into a game and try to look at the situation and what needs to be done. I try to execute. ~ Masahiro Tanaka

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

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

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

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

It was no fun at all watching events heading straight off in the direction of "Boy, I sure hope that doesn't happen." My ~ Yoshiki Tanaka

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