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“I mean, if you shoot someone the blood should be red colored. In the same way that a person who's been shot has to show a painful expression on their face. It's how you get people to recognize and understand that being shot with a gun actually IS painful.”
Quote 1999 shmuplations.com; Kojima × Tsukamoto conversation in Game Hihyou magazine (1999), unofficial English translation -
“Metal Gear Solid sells more in Europe and America than Japan. I was unapologetic about making something Japanese in taste, but amazingly it was received with more passion and enthusiasm by people overseas.”
Quote 1999 shmuplations.com; Kojima × Tsukamoto conversation in Game Hihyou magazine (1999), unofficial English translation -
“This is about an era of individualism. Everyone is fragmented, in America or Europe, but at the same time we're connected by the internet. This magical technology should have made people happy, but we're battling each other.”
Quote 2019-11-16 The Guardian, by Daniel Dawkins -
“I've never once said anything to Phil about wanting to create a Death Stranding sequel. I don't know who pulled this kind of information from where.”
Paraphrase 2022-11 HIDEO KOJIMA presents Brain Structure, ep. 10 «TGA Special: The truths behind internet rumors?!» (Spotify Studios × Kojima Productions); official English dub, own transcription -
“It was my first time meeting Nicolas, and yet, from that moment on, after just 20 or 30 minutes of talking, I felt like he was a childhood friend, someone I had known from ages ago.”
Anecdote 2023-01 HIDEO KOJIMA presents Brain Structure, ep. 18 «Hideo Kojima x Nicolas Winding Refn» (Spotify Studios × Kojima Productions); official English dub, own transcription -
“I can't live without cotton swabs. ... The cotton swabs at the hotels in the US and Europe are rather big. My ear canals are quite narrow. ... I hope this brand stays in business.”
Quote 2025-12-03 GQ JAPAN — 10 Essentials; official English subtitles